DETROIT — U.S. auto sales may be slowing, but they still set a record in the first six months of this year.

Sales through June were up 1.5 percent to 8.65 million, eclipsing last year’s record of 8.5 million, according Autodata Corp.

That was partly due to a strong June, which saw sales rebound after a disappointing May. Sales rose 2.5 percent to more than 1.5 million.

GM said its sales dropped 2 percent to 255,210, due in part to ongoing cuts in low-profit sales to rental car companies. GM said its rental sales are down 37 percent so far this year. Cadillac sales were up 6 percent and Chevrolet sales were flat compared to last June, but Buick and GMC sales were down.

Ford’s sales rose 6 percent to 240,109. Sales of its F-Series pickup jumped 29 percent to nearly 71,000, or more than one a minute. But car sales fell 12 percent. Sales at Ford’s luxury Lincoln brand were up 6 percent.

Toyota’s sales fell 6 percent to 198,257. The company said short supplies of SUVs were partly to blame. Sales of the company’s luxury Lexus SUVs were up 11 percent.

Fiat Chrysler said its June sales rose 7 percent to 197,073. Jeep sales jumped 17 percent and Ram truck sales were up 14 percent. But car sales suffered. Chrysler brand sales fell 20 percent, while Fiat sales dropped 19 percent.

Honda’s sales rose 3 percent to 138,715 vehicles. Nissan’s sales jumped 13 percent to 140,553. Sales of its new Maxima sedan more than doubled over last year. Hyundai sold nine more vehicles this June compared to last June, for a total of 67,511. Sales of its new Tucson SUV nearly doubled from a year ago, but all of its cars saw lower demand.

Subaru said its sales rose 5 percent to 46,598. Subaru’s best-seller, the Outback SUV, saw a 23 percent jump in sales. Volkswagen sales fell 22 percent to 23,809, the victim of the emissions scandal.