After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, sales declines slow in June

DETROIT — After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, the decline of sales slowed in June, offering hope to automakers that the bottom has been reached and more shoppers may slowly start returning to showrooms soon.

Auto sales show signs of stability after tough year, but most June sales still worse than May

DETROIT — U.S. car and truck sales showed signs of stabilizing in June after a year of sharp declines, but every major automaker except Honda Motor Co. reported lower sales than in May.

Ford US sales fall 10.7 pct in June, while GM drops 33.4 and Chrysler tumbles 42 pct

DETROIT — U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General Motors Corp. held its own even though it entered bankruptcy protection.

Ford US sales drop 10.7 pct in June, smaller than previous months; Chrysler drops 42 pct

DETROIT — U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks.

Steep discounts push US auto sales to highest this year; but demand falls for fuel efficiency

DETROIT — Americans bought more cars in May than in any other month this year, drawn by fire sale prices that pushed General Motors and Chrysler’s sales above expectations despite their forays into bankruptcy protection. Overall sales were still 34 percent lower than a year ago.

Automakers see year-to-year sales drop, but gains over April, as incentives outweigh Ch.11

DETROIT — U.S. sales of cars and light trucks rose 13 percent in May when compared with April, even as two of the nation’s automakers grappled with reorganizations.

Chrysler’s May sales fall 47 pct.; GM, Ford post smaller declines as carmakers see improvement

DETROIT — Chrysler LLC’s U.S. sales fell 47 percent in May, but the company says being under bankruptcy protection did little to deter customers from purchasing its vehicles.

GM’s May sales fall 30 pct., Ford’s down 24 pct., but automakers see improvement from April

DETROIT — General Motors Corp.’s U.S. sales in May fell 30 percent from a year ago, but they improved 11 percent from April as consumers shrugged off concerns over its impending filing for bankruptcy protection and pushed the automaker to its best sales month this year.

General Motors says US sales fell 30 pct. in May from year ago, but better than in April

DETROIT — A day after filing for bankruptcy protection, automaker General Motors Corp. says its U.S. sales in May fell 30 percent from a year ago but were 11 percent better than in April.

Ford’s May sales fall 24 percent, but more car buyers chose only US automaker free from Ch. 11

DETROIT — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its U.S. sales in May fell 30 percent from a year ago, but they improved 11 percent from April as consumers shrugged off concerns over its impending filing for bankruptcy protection and pushed the automaker to its best sales month this year.

While rivals struggle to stay afloat, Ford gains share of US auto market

DETROIT — Detroit’s Big Three is becoming Ford and the other two.

Ford says April sales fall 32 percent, gains retail market share on sales of Fusion

DETROIT — Record sales of its fuel-efficient Fusion helped Ford grab a bigger slice of the U.S. car market in April, even as its overall sales dropped 32 percent.