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Via Detroit News:

General Motors Co. said sales of its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt fell for the third straight month, but the Detroit automaker emphasized that retail sales were climbing.

GM said sales of the Volt fell 4.3 percent in May to 1,607 and are up just 1.4 percent in the first five months of the year to 7,157 — or 100 more than the first five months of 2012. In April, Volt sales fell 10.7 percent to 1,306 and were down 35 percent in March.

Volt sales on a retail basis have been up month-over-month, Don Johnson, vice president of sales and service for Chevrolet brand, said during a sales call Monday with analysts and reporters.

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