Tumbling car sales drag down US auto market in March

DETROIT (AP) — Passenger car sales plummeted again in March, dragging U.S. auto sales to their third straight monthly decline, a strong indication that years of sales growth have come to an end.
Sales for the month fell 1.6 percent to just over 1.55 million vehicles, surprising analysts who expected a small increase.
For now, anyway, the auto industry isn’t worried. It’s making solid money selling reams of SUVs and trucks to consumers who are loading up on expensive features. B