AMERICAN MOTORS <AMO> EARLY MARCH SALES OFF
American Motors Corp said its
U.S. sales for the March 1-10 period dropped 57 pct to 760 cars
from 1,780 cars in the same period last year.
    There were eight selling days in both years.
    Domestic sales for the calendar year-to-date fell 61 pct to
5,682 cars from 14,641 cars in the comparable period of 1986,
American Motors, controlled by Renault of France, said.
    Jeep sales in early March rose 18 pct to 4,500 vehicles
from 3,800 vehicles at the same time last year, and for the
year-to-date declined two pct to 35,523 from 36,050 vehicles in
the comparable period, American Motors said.
 Reuter
