European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 19, 1997 the stars and stripes Page 13 Cor sales dip 2.2% in states from press dispatches american automakers reported 2.2 percent drop in new car safes for Early March despite a new round of buyer incentives. The eight companies general motors corp., Ford motor co., Chrysler corp., Honda motor com., american motors corp., Volkswagen of America Nissan motor manufacturing . And Toyota motor sales . Re ported combined us. Sales marcht-1 oof 181,820 car. Sales of 185,904 cars were re ported in inc year ago period when Toyota was nol producing cars in the United Stales. Through March id the eight car makers have sold nearly 1.17million cars Down g.7 percent from inc 1.43 million sold in he comparable 1986 period for the period pm s sales declined 7.1 percent while Ford pos Ted a 5.9 percent gain and Chrysler 0.4 percent Rise. Am s sales fell 57.4 percent from year ago Levels. Sales of Honda s  models were up 16.1 percent while Volkswagen s Domestic made models showed a 5 percent increase. Nissan sales rose19.3 percent. Toyota sold 500 cars with no year ago comparison available. So far this year pm s Markci share among the eight manufacturers has slipped to 52.1 percent from 58.1 percent a year ago. Ford s slice is up to 27 percent from 24 percent while Chrysler s has increased to 13.5 percent from 12.8 percent. Honda s share More than doubled to 4,5 percent. In other automotive news general motors Assembly Plant in Arlington Texas closed monday and will not reopen for at least two weeks temporarily idling about 2,000 workers. The Plant makes Chevrolet Monie Carlo and Oldsmobile Cutlass supreme sedans. Pm said new Cir sat Sweren t keeping Pace Wajih the Plant s production. Japan s top two automobile manufacturers said tuesday thai i hair february Export Triau declined. Toyota motor corp. Said exports fell 3,8 percent from a year ago Nissan motor co. Reported a 15.4 percent decrease. Toyota said its exports to North Amend totalled 69,078 units Down 11 percent. Nissan s shipments to North America fell is.2 percent to45,721 units Harley Davidson co tues Day asked inc Federal government to lift import restraints designed