US [updated 17:05GMT]: March sales seen up 1.7%-2%; SAAR 15.7m/15.88m

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New vehicle sales in the United States this month are expected to rise 2% year on year to 1.48m units, and an estimated 15.7m seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book (KBB). KBB's forecast is almost line-ball with Edmunds.com, which forecast March sales of 1,476,535 new cars and trucks and estimated SAAR at 15.8m.