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The front grill of a Jeep Grand Cherokee shines at Smith Haven Dodge Chrysler Jeep in St. James. (April 8, 2011) Credit: John Dunn

Long Islanders registered 21 percent  more new cars and trucks in January for themselves and their small businesses than they did a year earlier as the local market continued to recover from the recession, according to new data provided to Newsday by R. Polk and Co.

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