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Sunday, October 4, 2026

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At the close · Oct 4

General Motors

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A row of new red compact SUVs parked on a dealership lot under an overcast sky, with trees and power lines behind.
Business

Toyota Came Within 38,000 Cars of GM Last Quarter. Hybrids and Sedans Closed Most of the Gap.

General Motors sold 670,974 vehicles in the US in the third quarter, down 5.5 per cent. Toyota sold 633,223, up 0.6 per cent, and more than half of them were hybrids or other electrified models. Hyundai Motor Group finished 1,195 vehicles behind Ford. The automakers gaining share are the ones with cheap cars and hybrids, in a quarter when gasoline cost $1.35 more than a year earlier.

By Margaret Holloway  

A factory in Hamilton, Ohio, with metal silos and low industrial buildings behind a chain-link fence and a mown lawn.
National News

Springfield's Truck Plant Closed When GM's Contract Ran Out. Its New Owner Has Not Said When It Will Reopen.

International Motors, formerly Navistar, stopped building trucks in Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday and laid off the 1,341 people on its state notice. The plant's main work, assembling Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for General Motors, ended with the contract. The buyer, Canada's Roshel, says it plans to more than double the workforce over time. The city says it has not been told when.

By Thomas Gutierrez