DETROIT'S BIG STEEDS ARE LOSING TRACTION

摘要

Karen Elkins wasn't even shopping for a new vehicle. But when she heard a radio ad for a new Ford Explorer from Texas Motors Ford in Ft. Worth offering a $1,500 rebate and cheap financing, she not only decided to buy one, she got the top-of-the-line Eddie Bauer edition.rnSuch deals are only likely to become sweeter if the annual Detroit Auto Show, set for Jan. 13 to 21, is any indication. Together, General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Toyota will send eight new models out into an already crowded field of midsize sport-utility vehicles. Indeed, Detroit's latest versions of America's must-have vehicle will include updates of all the industry's stars: a new model of Ford's best-selling Explorer and revamped offerings from General Motor's Chevy and GMC divisions, as well as new Jeecs from Chrvsler.