Montanans Need Their Trucks Despite Gas Prices

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Montanans Need Their Trucks Despite Gas Prices

By KFBB News Team

Story Published: Jul 1, 2008 at 5:38 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jul 1, 2008 at 6:06 PM MDT

Ford Motor Corporation says its U.S. Sales tumbled almost 30 % last month due to high gas prices and a weak economy. Most of the steep drops are in sales of pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles. Those statistics seem a little different in Great Falls because Montanans need their trucks.

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