With July new vehicle sales expected to come in at an annual rate above 17 million for the third straight month on Monday, most economic signals show that the boom times have another year, possibly 18 months, Auto sales expected to keep rolling along With July new vehicle sales expected to come in at an annual rate above 17 million for the third straight month on Monday, most economic signals show that the boom times have another year, possibly 18 months, Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1N1YgNJ With July new vehicle sales expected to come in at an annual rate above 17 million for the third straight month on Monday, most economic signals show that the boom times have another year, possibly 18 months, to run, analysts and economists said.