Pent-up demand boosts US sales 10.6% despite shutdown

US vehicle sales came in a solid 10.6% ahead of last year in October at 1,208,036 units, according to Autodata, despite the two-week partial government shutdown. However, the closure and resulting economic uncertainty was not without cost - October's seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) dropped to 15.23 million units, the lowest rate since April this … Continued

• By Megan Lampinen
• November 4, 2013