AUTOS

Auto Makers to Appeal Minivan Dumping Ruling: Detroit’s Big Three auto makers said they will appeal a June decision by the International Trade Commission that Japanese dumping of minivans in the U.S. market was not hurting the U.S. companies. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. filed a notice of their intent to appeal with the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York, said the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assn., a U.S. industry trade group. The U.S. Commerce Department ruled May 19 that Toyota and Mazda were guilty of illegally selling their Previa and MPV minivans in the United States at less than their fair value, which is known as dumping. But on June 24, the ITC ruled 4 to 2 not to impose anti-dumping duties on the Japanese auto makers. The ITC said the unfair pricing wasn’t harmful to Detroit auto makers, which sold almost 90% of the minivans in the U.S. market last year.