Auto sales were generally dismal across the board, with Honda the only bright spot as reported in an Auto Makers Report by the Wall Street Journal.







The declines were exacerbated fewer selling days; there were 24 selling days last month, compared with 27 in June 2007.



Ford reported 173,462 light-vehicle sales for June, compared with 240,354 a year earlier.



Toyota sold 193,234 vehicles in June, compared with 245,739 a year earlier.



For the second quarter, GM produced 835,000 vehicles, down 307,000 vehicles or 27% from a year ago.Looking ahead, GM now expects third-quarter production of 900,000 vehicles, down from its prior view of 1.1 million, amid slashing trucks production by about 209,000.



Chrysler's sales slumped to 117,457 from 183,347, with car sales tumbling 49% to 29,858 and truck sales decreasing 30% to 87,599. President Jim Press said despite U.S. consumer confidence being at a 16-year low, "Chrysler is fighting back and making progress by continuing to invest in our products and aligning our volume with the market."

Chrysler Fighting To Avoid Bankruptcy

fighting back

aligning our volume with the market

GM's Over-Promise Under-Deliver Optimism Continues

Adjusted to reflect three additional selling days in the year-ago period, GM's sales fell a more modest 8.3 percent.

U.S. Automakers Can't Justify June

Ford vice president James D. Farley, conceded that

"the economy enters the second half of the year with a notable absence of momentum and a high degree of uncertainty."

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