"This month's new vehicle sales [including fleet sales] are expected to be 890,000 units, a 36.1 percent decrease from May 2008 but an 8.9 percent increase from April 2009," said Edmunds.com in a statement.
Automakers will begin reporting May sales on Monday.
The domestic automakers continue to suffer. The combined monthly U.S. market share for Chrysler, Ford and General Motors' domestic nameplates is estimated to be 43.9 percent in May 2009, down from 45.3 percent in May 2008 and down from 46.6 percent in April 2009.
"Consumer demand is slowly starting to come back but is still far below last year's levels," said Jesse Toprak, executive director of industry analysis for Edmunds.com.
Inside Line says: The auto industry is showing signs of coming out of its scary swoon. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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