DETROIT (AP) -- January auto sales were strong, despite an increase in social security taxes and a winter chill. Analysts say it will likely be the best January in five years once all automakers report.

Sales at Toyota rose 27-percent, and they were up 22-percent at Ford. GM and Chrysler each reported 16-percent gains compared with a year earlier.

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