Robust sales of pickup
trucks and SUVs put the U.S. auto industry on track to record its best June in
more than a decade despite a dip in sales at General Motors (GM.N).
Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on
Friday that its U.S. sales rose 6.4 percent to 240,109 vehicles in June, helped
by strong consumer demand for its trucks.
"Consumer demand for
Ford SUVs also continues to surge to all-time highs," Ford Vice President
Mark LaNeve said.
General Motors (GM.N), the
biggest U.S. automaker, said its sales fell 1.6 percent to 255,210 vehicles due
to lower sales of Buick and GMC vehicles.
However, GM Chief Economist
Mustafa Mohatarem said historically low interest rates, stable fuel prices,
rising wages and near-full employment would drive strong auto sales in the
second half of the year.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
(FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) said June sales rose 7 percent to 197,073, driven by its
Jeep brand.
Nissan Group (7201.T) sales
rose 13 percent to 140,553, led by higher demand for its Frontier pickups and
Rogue crossover SUVs.
Marketing research firm J.D.
Power and LMC Automotive has said it expects U.S. light vehicle sales for June
to rise 5 percent to 1.55 million.
There was one extra selling
day in June compared with a year earlier.
However, J.D. Power, unlike
Edmunds.com, does not expect sales in 2016 to break the record of 17.47 million
set last year.
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