SANTA MONICA, Calif. -

In the latest round of monthly sales projections, analysts with Edmunds.com are forecasting June’s used-vehicle market to hit just under 3 million sales.

Specifically, Edmunds is calling for 2.98 million used units to be sold for the month, which would translate to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 37.0 million.

In May, there were 3.15 million used sales with a SAAR of 36.1 million.

To see what other analysts are projecting for June’s used-vehicle market, read Auto Remarketing’s recaps of projections from TrueCar and CNW Research.

Meanwhile, on the new-vehicle side, Edmunds projects 1.27 million sales for a 20.7-percent year-over-year increase (unadjusted for selling days).

This would mark a 4.7-percent dip from May; however, it would be third strongest monthly sum in more than four years, Edmunds noted.

Edmunds forecasts a total new-vehicle SAAR of 13.9 million, which is stronger than the firm had initially called for and indicates “sales gained more steam than expected at the end of the month,” officials noted.

“While 13.9 SAAR is not as impressive as the performance in the first quarter of this year, this month’s results are still strong, considering that deferred demand following last year’s earthquake has virtually dried up,” stated Edmunds.com senior analyst Jessica Caldwell.

“But the healthiest sign for the industry is the pure volume of sales. June is expected to be the third highest-selling month since May 2008,” she continued.

Among the Big 6 manufacturers, all are projected to show year-over-year gains in new-vehicle sales. The largest of those gains will likely come from Toyota (up 66.3 percent) and Honda (50.9 percent).

“The results, however, will be misleading to casual observers, thanks to depressed sales last year in the wake of the Japanese earthquake,” analysts indicated.