Reply #16: Ford U.S. Sales Rose; DaimlerChrysler, Nissan's Fell (Update3) [View All]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aIPULgZR8rXo&refer=home

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. auto sales rose 4.7 percent in September on demand for passenger cars, while DaimlerChrysler AG's fell 2.3 percent and Nissan Motor Co.'s declined 5.6 percent.

DaimlerChrysler's results included a drop of 3.8 percent at its Chrysler unit from September 2005 and a 13 percent increase at Mercedes-Benz. Ford's passenger-car sales jumped 26 percent.

Ford's sales increase breaks a streak of seven consecutive monthly drops. For much of 2006, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors Corp. have struggled as high fuel prices smothered demand for pickup trucks, sport-utility vehicles and minivans. The automakers are slashing production for the rest of the year because of slumping sales.

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Nissan's September sales fell to 88,340 vehicles, the company said in an e-mailed statement. Sales of Altima and Sentra cars, which will be replaced with new versions over the next month, dropped 25 percent and 12 percent, respectively.

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