Sales Rise to Most Since 2007 on Best U.S. Run in 40 Years: Cars

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U.S. auto sales are on pace for the best showing since 2007 and a third straight year of at least 10 percent gains, only the fourth such streak since the Great Depression, as more-confident buyers return to showrooms.

Automakers are adding overnight shifts and cutting workers’ vacations to meet demand.