these vehicles. in 2017 national auto sales reached an all-time high but it plateaued in 2018 and it fell in the first quarter of this year. except some automakers concerned about what terrorists will do for the industry. the industry is very concerned about tariffs. the impact of vehicle sales and the cost of cars would be enormous. the loss of jobs both on the manufacturing sector and on the retail sector that employs a million people around the country. it would all be seriously impacted. reporter: the uncertainty in washington is certainly not throttling any of the excitement here in new york. in fact this is a big money section of the display. no question about appeared having this year, one of the cars is reached the limit in terms of what we have been able to do.it is question of semi-different vehicles from different countries what kind of cars you have here? we have one from england, we have one from croatia, this is actually from sleepy hollow new
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