1.   In the USA car sales were flat although light duty truck sales increased.

2.   American sales of Japanese auto makers surged in June, lifting total car and light truck sales for the month despite a weaker performance by the Big Three.

3.   Analysts say a sharp drop in truck sales could also clip strong truck engine sales at Caterpillar this year.

4.   As European truck sales drooped, analysts began to issue warnings about Scania shares.

5.   As usual, pick-up truck sales outnumbered those of passenger cars.

6.   Automakers are boosting truck-making capacity, mindful that truck sales are generally more profitable than car sales.

7.   Bad weather also fueled the surge in truck sales, especially of four-wheel-drive vehicles.

8.   Both GM and Chrysler said their truck sales fell last month, countering a months-long trend of rising truck sales.

9.   But the company was also hit by a plunge in truck sales at Freightliner, which like Chrysler has been hit by an acute slump in the American market.

10.   Chrysler continued to register weak car sales and strong truck sales.