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US car sales below 10m despite discounts

By John Reed in Detroit

Published: February 3 2009 20:58 | Last updated: February 4 2009 08:51

Annualised US car sales slipped below 10m last month in spite of steep discounts offered by carmakers and government efforts to ease lending.

General Motors’ monthly sales of cars and light trucks fell by 49 per cent last month, Chrysler’s by 55 per cent and Ford Motor’s by 40 per cent, including vehicles made by Volvo, its Swedish premium brand.

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