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High gas prices, shaky consumer confidence, and a continuing slump in sales for the Detroit Three mean that U.S. calendar-year auto sales could fall below 16 million units for the first time in a decade. For the month of November, U.S.

By Katie Merx and Angela Tablac, Detroit Free Press Sep. 2--Detroit's automakers struggled to unload large inventories of trucks and SUVs last month, despite generous incentive offers, as U.S. consumers continue to favor smaller fuel-efficient vehicles. General Motors Corp.

By Jeremiah Mcwilliams, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Sep. 2--Ford Motor Co.'s big trucks posted a "respectable" 76,804 sales in August, bouncing back somewhat from a tough July, the company's U.S. sales analysis manager said Friday.

DETROIT _ Detroit's automakers continue to struggle to unload large inventories of last year's trucks and SUVs, despite generous incentive offers, as U.S. consumers continue to favor smaller fuel-efficient vehicles. General Motors Corp.