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6 Views Length: 64:18 Car Concerns With Harry Douglas (Join in) Host: Car Concerns - harry@carconcerns.com Episode: EPISODE647 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas The American Motorist Vote Campaign Rolls Onto The 2010 Mid-Term Elections! Have You Signed-On? "OUR… Car Concerns With Harry Douglas (Join in) Host: Car Concerns - harry@carconcerns.com Episode: EPISODE647 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas The American Motorist Vote Campaign Rolls Onto The 2010 Mid-Term Elections! Have You Signed-On? "OUR NUMBERS...OUR POWER" www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Is On The Money On Fiday's While You Are On The Line! The biggest automakers posted some of the sharpest U.S. sales declines in September as demand dropped to its lowest level since April in the aftermath of the cash-for-clunkers program. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate was 9.51 million units. After thronging dealerships during the government incentive and sending August demand to the year's high of 13.7 million, consumers backed off in September, dropping the sales rate slightly below June's 9.55 million. "I've been in the auto business for 39 years, and I've never seen a roller coaster year like this," said Ken Czubay, Ford Motor Co.'s vice president of U.S. marketing, sales and service. Sales for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group, both recovering from bankruptcy, plunged more than 40 percent, in line with analysts' forecasts. American Honda tumbled 20 percent and Toyota Motor Sales was down 13 percent. Ford Motor Co. fell 5 percent after two straight months of year-over-year gains. Other automakers advanced. BMW Group's 4 percent rise was its first since August 2008. Porsche rose 8 percent, its second straight monthly increase. Hyundai-Kia soared 26 percent, for its third straight monthly gain. Subaru rose 1 percent for its fourth straight increase. Subaru, up 10 percent for the year, and Hyundai-Kia, up 3 percent, preserved their year-to-date improvements. Industry sales fell to 746,206, down 23 percent compared with September 2008 and putting the nine-month decline at 27 percent. August had marked the first year-over-year monthly gain since October 2007 and the first month this year that sales topped 1 million units. Chrysler Group has agreed to temporarily More