New-vehicle sales enjoyed a year-end surge in December, but not enough to undo earlier damage caused by months of decline.
Sales of all new vehicles, from cars to extra-heavy trucks, totalled 41,698 in December — 4.2% better than December 2018. Cars performed particularly well. December was 9.1% better than the 26,547 of a year earlier...
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