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| Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:00:00 EST Which automakers are gaining, losing? |
| It's become a familiar story: Japanese car makers keeping gaining U.S. market share, helped lately by appealing fuel-efficient cars. Their improvements come largely at the expense of the domestic automakers. Here's how market share has changed over the past year for the top nine automakers: |
| Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:00:00 EST The decline of SUVs |
| Consumers are decisively shifting from gas guzzlers to more efficient vehicles. That's hurting Ford and G.M., who rely heavily on SUVs and pickup trucks. |
| Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:00:00 EST Ford debt downgraded further |
| Fitch Ratings today downgraded Ford Motor Company's long-term debt one notch further into junk status, highlighting a litany of problems that will plague the No. 2 domestic automaker for the foreseeable future: falling market share, aggressive competition from the likes of Toyota and Nissan, a shortage of fresh products, and an overreliance on gas-guzzling vehicles like the Ford Explorer. |
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