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Automakers falter as mileage drives market; Gas prices contribute to double-digit sales decline

Automakers couldn't make enough cars last month to keep up with consumers' newfound love of anything that gets good gas mileage.

Gas prices near or above $4 a gallon for much of the month resulted in double-digit sales declines for most automakers in June. Shoppers avoided large SUVs and pickup trucks and couldn't find enough high-MPG cars, analysts said.

Both Toyota and General Motors were unable to keep up with demand, as Toyota ran into short supply of its popular Prius hybrid and GM couldn't meet demand for cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt and crossovers such as the Buick Enclave.

GM Vice President Mark LaNeve estimated that 40,000 more fuel- efficient cars would have been sold last ...

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