US Auto Sales Increase in August

U.S. automobile companies recorded double-digit sales gains in August, a somewhat surprising turn of events given last month’s stock market volatility and depressed consumer confidence.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/105001157.jpg" alt="SURPRISE GAINS: U.S. automobile companies recorded double-digit sales gains in August. The newly redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer SUV, seen here on display at an auto show in Calif., quadrupled its sales compared to last year at this time. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)" title="SURPRISE GAINS: U.S. automobile companies recorded double-digit sales gains in August. The newly redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer SUV, seen here on display at an auto show in Calif., quadrupled its sales compared to last year at this time. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1798395"/></a>
SURPRISE GAINS: U.S. automobile companies recorded double-digit sales gains in August. The newly redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer SUV, seen here on display at an auto show in Calif., quadrupled its sales compared to last year at this time. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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