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Carmakers’ U.S. Sales Pain Is Just a Preview
SUVs look set to repeat the destructive loop followed by sedans.
Not a sedan in sight.
Photographer: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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Brace yourselves, this ride is only going to get bumpier.
Automakers’ sales in the U.S. struggled for yet another month, data Tuesday showed. Gas-guzzlers continued to gain market share and, for the first time in history, the market share of sedans dipped below 30 percent. On the back of President Trump’s trade rhetoric, imports dropped too.