CHICAGO: The US auto industry extended its steady gains in October despite economic uncertainty caused by a government shutdown.

Total industry sales rose 11 percent in October while the sales pace came in at an adjusted, annualized rate of 15.2 million vehicles. That was the weakest pace since April, but it remained well above the historic lows posted in the lengthy recession which followed the 2008 financial crisis, according to Autodata.

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