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Show 7,000,000 I U.S. Cars, 8 But Still II Bad Year Despite the last-quarter covery, the U.S. automobile : itustry recorded its worst j y- since 1962 in 1975. SLES of U.S.-made cars totsd just over 7,000,000 unit several million down I froroeak sales years. y Minwhile, foreign import im-port were enjoying near-reccd near-reccd sales in the United Stati last ytar and for the 3 firstime accounted for 18 perct of the market. I THS IMPORT success is almot certiinly due to foreip car enphasis on fuel econciy and snail bodies. Denit hai tne message, at j last, lweve and new small U.S. ars ae enjoying good sales ir. 1976 if AND SINE maintenance of U.5. biiltars is so much I easier an ceaper, and since the buyei gt- more for his money inU..-built cars, the prospect i fc a decline in the , percentajeof foreign car JO" sales in te ears ahead and rightlyso ' Most leaern European w , countrie log ago rigged "f their tax :rutures to almost w' exclude tid ional U.S. cars from the latet. !l |