Sales of trucks, SUVs surge, with lower gas prices
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Mechanicsville Toyota near Richmond, Va: year-to-date light-truck sales are up 5 percent while car sales are down 5 percent.
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Data from KBB.com show that Toyota boosted Prius incentives to $2,300 per vehicle in September from $1,400 a year ago while Ford ramped up C-Max spiffs to $4,900 from $2,650 per vehicle in the same period; neither move helped sales.
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Source:
http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20...wer-gas-prices
I guess that's what happens when automakers decide that "fuel economy" is a feature that they charge extra for.