Chrysler (FIATY.PK) Nov. U.S. sales: +17% to 74,152 vehicles, vs. Edmunds expectations of +22.4%. It's an eighth straight month of gains. Cars down 9%, but trucks up 24%: Ram pickup up 86% to 18,206. Jeep Gr
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Ford (F) Nov. U.S. sales: +24.3% to 147,338 vehicles, vs. Edmunds expectations of +25.6%. Cars up 25%, utilities up 13%, trucks up 34%. Fusion up 28%; F-Series pickup up 26.4%.
Toyota (TM) Nov. U.S. sales: -3.3% to 129,317 vehicles, vs. Edmunds expectations of -1.8%. Toyota division down 3.6%; Lexus Division down 1.4%. On daily selling rate basis: Light trucks up 13%, passenger cars down 20.3%; Camry down 27.4% to 20,737; Rav4 up 2.4% to 12,306; Tacoma pickups up 8.2% to 8,616.