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Ford: June Was Top Month For Auto Sales In 2009

Automaker's top sales analyst says June was the industry's best month of the year, with sales falling less than 30 percent.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co.'s top sales analyst says June was the industry's best month of the year, with sales falling less than 30 percent.

George Pipas says the decline from a year earlier marks the smallest drop since September 2008.

He says sales for Ford were "good." He says that the industry's annualized light vehicle sales rate could hit 10 million as retail sales of vehicles improve.