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It looks like Chrysler's U.S. auto sales began the year the way they ended 2011: on a strong note. For Ford and GM, not so much.

The Detroit carmakers posted double-digit increases in sales for the year as December finished with a flourish.

People who put off buying cars this summer because Japanese brands were in tight supply returned to the market in October, lifting U.S. auto sales to their fastest pace in two years.

DETROIT — U.S. auto sales sputtered back to life in 2010 and car companies expect them to keep climbing this year as the economy recovers and buyers grow more confident.

The month of October is just about a wrap, and it’s shaping up to be a good one for the auto industry.

Aug. 3 -- George Magliano, director of North American research for IHS Automotive, talks about the outlook for U.S. auto sales.

General Motors Co. says its March sales rose 21 percent over the same month last year, a sign that an incentive war will boost overall U.S. auto sales.

The largest U.S. auto insurer alerted regulators earlier than first believed about a worrying trend of accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp vehicles, while the Obama administration's while the Obama administration's top transportation official said on Friday he would not relax pressure on the carmaker.

Ford Motor Co posted a 33 percent sales gain for December as U.S. auto sales ended a crushing 2009 on an upswing. 

U.S. auto sales struggled to gain ground in November and big improvements aren't expected until people stop worrying about losing their jobs.