DAILY: Holiday deals, consumer confidence may lift Dec. sales rate to 13.4M | Lincoln refashions Detroit auto show display | Global sales are forecast to climb 6.7%

DAILY NEWSLETTER January 3, 2012

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2011 DECEMBER U.S. AUTO SALES Holiday deals, buyer confidence may produce Dec. sales rate of 13.4M DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumers, who are more confident than they have been in eight months, were lured to auto showrooms by holiday discounts and may have pushed car sales to the second fastest pace in more than two years. "From Thanksgiving ... >> story  Published: Jan 3 7:49 am U.S. Eastern time / Last changed: 1/3/12 3:14 p.m. ET Advertisement Thinking plastics parts, Chinese suppliers or the China market? If you are looking for independent, Western-standard, quality news on China's vast plastics industry and market, we are your No. 1 source. Check out the latest breaking news, industry features and in-depth market analysis on the bilingual Plastics News China Web site. Sign up for the free China eWeekly now. Sign up here. 2012 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Lincoln fills Detroit display with vehicles and art DETROIT -- In some years past, Lincoln's stand at the North American International Auto Show here was virtually invisible, dwarfed by displays of the Ford division and other luxury brands once owned by Ford Motor Co. This year will be different. ... >> story  Published: Jan 3 1:51 pm U.S. Eastern time Global auto sales to rise 6.7% in 2012 on Chinese demand DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- The number of cars and light trucks sold globally will grow 6.7 percent this year, led by Chinese demand outside the population centers of Shanghai and Beijing, R.L. Polk & Co. said. Sales will rise to 77.7 million ... >> story  Published: Jan 3 7:34 am U.S. Eastern time Follow Automotive News

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