Ford sales jump; outsells GM on strong car demand (AP)

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:44 EDT story from Yahoo! Finance: Top Stories

Ford Motor Co. outsold General Motors Co. in February for the first time in more than a decade. Ford sold 334 more cars than GM in the U.S. It was the first time since August 1998 that Ford outsold GM.

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