Car buyers in March buy used vehicles

Car buyers in March favored used vehicles.

Statistics released Monday showed that new vehicle sales suffered another large decline last month, while used vehicles posted an increase.

Dealers in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties sold 1,645 new vehicles last month, a 41 percent drop from the 2,780 that were sold in March 2008. They sold 4,180 used vehicles last month, which was a 12 percent gain over the 3,733 sold in the same month last year.

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