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Roundup of 2003 Models Fares Better than 2002 Cars.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2002
By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 29--CHICAGO--Time to roll out the 2003s, and it is under far better circumstances than greeted the 2002s a year ago when the auto industry unveiled its new wares shortly after terrorist attacks and in the midst of a recession.
Then came zero-percent financing, sparking a recovery in auto sales that continued until this fall. Automakers are on schedule to sell nearly 17 million cars and light trucks in the 2002 calendar year, far more than most analysts forecast and close to last year's total of 17.2 million, the second best ever after 17.4 million were sold in 2000.
The mythical 2003 model year begins Tuesday, and a look at what's new indicates...
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