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More Families Ditch the 2nd Car

Analysts see rare year-over-year drop in US vehicle fleet

By Sarah Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM CST

(Newser) – As more US families give up second vehicles in favor of public transportation, “it’s very likely the fleet will shrink next year,” an industry analyst tells Bloomberg. The number of cars on the road has gone down only nine times in the... Read full story »

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