May sales up for Hyundai and Chrysler
Only two major carmakers recorded sales gains in May. Hyundai’s sales zoomed 20.7 percent ahead of May 2010’s pace, and Chrysler notched a 10.1 percent increase. Buyers flocked to Hyundai’s fuel-sipping Elantra.
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