Lexus grabs second straight monthly U.S. sales win, narrows gap with BMW

Lexus sold the most luxury vehicles in the U.S. in August, riding a wave of demand for its new crossover to a second straight monthly win and narrowing the gap with BMW. Sales rose 2.

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Why the momentum could last

Auto marketers are still standing back from the edge of 2009's pit of despair, though maybe some leaned in a bit last month.

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U.S. says 19.2 million U.S. vehicles have defective Takata airbags

U.S. safety regulators said today that 19.2 million vehicles in the United States still have defective Takata airbag inflators.

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Sales edge down but SAAR soars to 17.81 million

U.S. light-vehicle sales slipped 0.7 percent, far better than projections of a 3.3 percent dip, to 1.505 million in August as consumers shrugged off volatile stock prices and continued to splurge. The annualized pace of sales soared to 17.

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Canada auto sales rise 2.2% in August

Light vehicle sales in Canada grew 2.2 percent in August to 175,512 vehicles, according to the monthly Desrosiers market snapshot report.

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Lexus grabs second monthly U.S. sales win, narrows gap with BMW

Lexus sold the most luxury vehicles in the U.S. in August, riding a wave of demand for its new crossover to a second straight monthly win and narrowing the gap with BMW. Sales rose 2.

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Sales slip but SAAR soars to 17.81 million

U.S. light-vehicle sales slipped 0.7 percent, far better than projections of a 3.3 percent dip, to 1.505 million in August as consumers continued to splurge on new cars and light trucks. The seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate soared to 17.

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