The industry sold 1.32 million units in November, a 1.3% increase from a year ago. Year to date, 15.8 million cars and trucks have been sold, according to Autodata Corp.
The industry sold 1.46 million units in October, according to Autodata Corp. October's SAAR was 18.24 million units, the highest rate of the year.
The vehicle information site said this week it expects new-vehicle sales to total 1.43 million units in October, the highest October sales volume in more than a decade.
New-vehicle retail sales and the retail seasonally adjusted annualized selling rate are expected to be at their highest levels for the month of June since 2005, according to a monthly sales forecast by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.
Total light-vehicle retail sales are expected to reach 1.3 million units in February, the highest total for the month since 2002, according to projections from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.
New-vehicle retail sales in December are expected to reach a SAAR of 14.2 million units, the highest level since 2006.
New-vehicle retail sales in March are showing signs of improvement following slower-than-expected sales in the first two months of 2014, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive report.
The Census Bureau released its sales figures for September, showing that fewer sales days during the month resulted in a sharp decline in auto sales.
With one additional selling day, October sales are on track to reach 1.22 million units, KBB reported last week. And barring any economic setbacks, the vehicle information site expects sales to reach 15.6 million units this year.
The two firms reported this week that January sales are off to their strongest start in five years, and could total 812,600 units by month end. Including fleet sales, total sales could reach 1.028 million units.
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