Auto Industry Ends 2015 On A Very Strong Note

DETROIT (WWJ) – Car and truck sales set a new record in 2015, narrowly edging out the previous record–17.4 million, set in 2000.
“Hear that?  That’s the sound of sales records falling,” said Autotrader.com analyst Michelle Krebs. “More importantly, profits are setting records as almost all automakers are in far healthier financial shape than they were in 2000.
All three domestic car companies posted gains, with Fiat Chrysler leading the way. &nb