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Auto sales slip year over year

WARREN — Area automobile dealers reported a slight decrease in year-over-year sales of new and used vehicles for May.

Last month, there were 2,099 used vehicles sold at dealerships in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. That compares to 2,183 the same month last year. There were 1,991 used vehicles sold in April.

New vehicle sales were down slightly from 2,892 in May 2017 to 2,845 last month. There were 2,769 new vehicles sold in April.

Combined, there were 5,004 new and used vehicles sold last month, down from 5,137 in May 2017. There were 4,818 new and used vehicles sold in April.

For the year, as of May 31, there were 23,371 new and used vehicles sold, down from 24,578 in the same period last year; 13,073 new vehicles sold year-to-date, down from the 14,218 sold in the first five months of 2017; and 9,889 used vehicles sold, down from 10,027 last year.

Trumbull County dealerships with the most sales were Sims Buick GMC Truck with 157; Greenwood Hubbard Chevrolet, 142; Diane Sauer Chevrolet of Warren, 139; Klaben Ford Lincoln of Warren, 128; and Toyota Volvo of Warren, 111.

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