<![CDATA[Auto Industry Drops 32%; GM Plummets Over 45%]]>

1.0 link 140780 <![CDATA[Auto Industry Drops 32%; GM Plummets Over 45%]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-parker/auto-industry-drops-32-gm_b_140780.html October's new car and truck sales numbers are in, and they're worse than anyone expected -- at least publicly.

Sales at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler plunged in October, their weakest performance in a quarter century.

GM plummeted 45.1% from a year earlier. Ford sold 132,248 cars and trucks, down 32%. Toyota outsold Ford on its way to their own 23% drop. Mercedes and Honda were down more than 24%, while Nissan, Hyundai and Chrysler were all down at least 31%.

Ford's...

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