Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs

DETROIT (AP) — All summer long, Aleen Hudson kept looking for a new minivan or SUV for her growing passenger shuttle service.She had a good credit rating and enough cash for a down payment. Yet dealerships in the Detroit area didn't have any suitable vehicles. Or they'd demand she pay $3,000 to $6,000 above the sticker price. Months of frustration left her despondent.“I was depressed,” Hudson said. "I was angry, too.”A breakthrough arrived in late September, when a dealer