Toyota reports decline too

Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales plunged 20 percent in September and Toyota’s fell 4.4 percent, but General Motors Corp. eked out a tiny increase despite a two-day strike and American Honda’s sales grew 9.4 percent.

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