DETROIT (AP) --U.S. auto sales grew at the fastest pace in eight years in June, surprising the industry and setting it up for a strong second half of the year.
Chrysler's October U.S. sales rose 11 percent from a year ago as buyers shook off the 16-day partial government shutdown and returned to showrooms during the last two weeks of the month.
Are you in the market for a new car? Prices for new vehicles set a record in August of $31,252. That's up 3.2 percent from a year ago according to TrueCar.com.
New Jersey Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-Mercer, Middlesex) has introduced a bill that would allow dealers to sell automobiles on Sunday, but that wouldn't apply in Bergen County, where the Blue Laws ban most shopping on Sundays.
In 1936, FDR was President, Hitler ruled Germany, 'Gone With The Wind' was published and Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals in Berlin, and it also happened to be the last year you could legally buy a car at a dealership in New Jersey on Sundays.