(July 1, 2010) U.S. vehicle sales rose 14 percent in June, with major automakers posting some of their smallest gains of the year amid signs of sagging consumer confidence and a cloudier economic outlook.

Ford's 13 percent advance from June 2009 was its smallest monthly increase since November. General Motors recorded an 11 percent increase, its second-smallest in the year's first half. Industry sales on a seasonally adjusted annual basis were 11.1 million, the lowest since February.