This year, for the first time since 1988, all three Detroit automakers have gained market share in the U.S.
Now they face the challenge of maintaining or adding to those gains. General Motors and Ford benefited from new fuel-efficient cars such as the Chevrolet Cruze and Ford Fiesta that sold well when gas prices soared above $4 a gallon last spring. A tragic, but large, contributing factor was last March's massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan that caused a shortage of cars and trucks. Toyota and Honda are just beginning to recover.
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