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December Projected as Strongest Month in a Decade for U.S. Auto Sales

December 18, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

2015 Poised to Set New-Vehicle Sales Record of 17.5 Million

New light-vehicle sales in December are expected to be the strongest of any month since 2005, with 2015 on track to set an annual record with 17.5 million sales, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.

New-vehicle retail sales in December are projected to reach 1,400,100 units, while total light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 1,712,200, both a 6 percent increase on a selling-day adjusted basis, compared with December 2014. Both sales volumes are also the highest for any month since July2005, when

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