Rebates bring customers for Cobalts

Enticed by rebates, consumers bought twice as many Chevrolet Cobalts last month as they did in either October or November.

General Motors and other automakers reported their third-straight month of large sales declines Monday, but the Cobalt sales took a big step toward returning to normal.

GM sold about 12,800 of the Lordstown-built Cobalts in the U.S. last month. Monthly sales have been under 6,500 since October, when credit markets tightened and stock markets fell.

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