Big Three June Auto Sales Highlights

Auto companies Tuesday released sales data for the month of June. Some highlights from the results are listed below.

Ford (NYSE: F)

• Sales down 5.8 percent year-over-year.
• Fusion sales up 14 percent - its best June ever.
• Lincoln sales down 2.7 percent.
• SUV sales fell 8.4 percent.

GM (NYSE: GM)

• Sales up slightly at one percent year-over-year.
• Chevrolet sales down 2.5 percent, despite solid performance from Suburban, Tahoe and Corvette.
• Buick up 18.4 percent overall.

Chrysler Group

• New-vehicle sales up 9.2 percent.
• Town & Country minivan sales up 24 percent.
• Fiat sales up 11 percent.
• Dodge sales up one percent overall, despite 12 percent rise in RAM sales.
• Jeep sales up 28 percent.