Racing executives with the four auto manufacturers involved with NASCAR -- Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge and Toyota -- have voiced their support for the sport, which probably totals well over $75 million a year.

After the downright disastrous sales figures released Tuesday, you have to wonder: How much longer?

"Racing is the core of Dodge's DNA," Mike Accavitti, director of the Dodge Brand and SRT Global Marketing, and the head of Dodge's racing program, said in... // Orlando Sentinel

(Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Racing executives with the four auto manufacturers involved with NASCAR _ Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge and Toyota _ have voiced their support for the sport, which probably totals well over $75 million a year.

Tuesday, Dodge announced that June 2008 sales had dropped 30 percent from June 2007. Sales of the Charger, the car Dodge races in NASCAR, dropped 28 percent. Sales of the Avenger, which Dodge raced some last year, fell 49 percent. Sales of the Dodge Ram pickup, which Dodge races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fell 48 percent.

By no means is Dodge alone. Sales of the Impala, the car Chevrolet races in NASCAR, dropped 53.5 percent last month, compared with June 2007. The Silverado, which Chevy races in the truck... // TMCnet