Toyota and Honda haven't been left behind by Americans' growing preference for SUVs. Both posted good sales gains in the U.S. for October, led by big demand for their trucks and crossover SUVs. Toyota said on Tuesday that its U.S. sales rose 13% in October to 204,045 vehicles, its best-ever monthly result for U.S. sales. Not surprisingly given industry trends, the big stories for Toyota were its crossover SUVs. While Toyota's Detroit rivals have traditionally dominated the SUV segments, the Japanese giant has made very good inroads with its wildly popular compact RAV4 and midsize Highlander offerings. Highlander sales rose 10% while the RAV4 posted a 31% gain....
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