Japanese Buying More Imported Cars: Fed by...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Japanese Buying More Imported Cars: Fed by a strong appetite for luxury cars, import sales in Japan surged 10.2% from a year earlier to 15,435 vehicles in August, the Japanese Automobile Importers Assn. said. August sales were down from 20,304 in July. West German makers accounted for 8,736, or over half the imports in the month. Sales of U.S. car makers surged 35.7%. General Motors Corp. sold 685 vehicles, up 5.2% from a year earlier. Ford Motor Co. sales dipped 29.2% to 286, but Chrysler Corp. vehicles posted a 58.6% advance to 111.
