ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Wednesday, February 5, 1997            TAG: 9702050117
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-5  EDITION: METRO 
DATELINE: DETROIT

AUTO SALES JUMP

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday its sales rose 2.8 percent in January from a year ago; Toyota said its sales jumped 55.5 percent. Final sales figures showed that U.S. automakers lost ground to their Japanese and European competitors.

-The New York Times

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