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CON: At Ford, scrapping sedans is too easy, and a mistake

A 2008 Ford Taurus which underwent crash safety testing on display at the 2008 New York auto show. The Taurus, America's best-selling car for five straight years in the 1990s, is being discontinued again. (BLOOMBERG)
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By:
Richard Truett
April 27, 2018 05:00 AM

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been amended to note that Toyota's first vehicle in the United States was the Corona.

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