SUVs save the day again in June as total US car demand softens

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JUNE US sales show carmakers are still selling lots of expensive trucks and sport utility vehicles, a bright spot that's rescuing profitability in a market forecast to decline from last year's record sales.

Deliveries of Toyota Motor Corp's RAV4 spiked 25 per cent, while Honda Motor Co's HR-V saw a 35 per cent gain, according to Autodata Corp.

Toyota, Honda and Nissan Motor Co shares rose in Tokyo tra…