UPDATE1-FACTBOX-U.S. auto sales fall in February
(Adds industry-wide raw numbers)
March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales in February fell from a year earlier, according to sales data released on Thursday by the auto manufacturers.
The following are highlights from sales data released by the largest car makers in the U.S. market.
Overall industry:
* Total industry sales fell slightly to 1.25 million units from 1.26 million a year earlier. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of sales (SAAR) was 16.62 million units in February.
General Motors Corp. (GM.N):
* Car and light truck sales up 3.9 percent (306,190 units)
* Year-to-date sales down 8.3 percent
* Retail sales up 11 percent, fleet sales down 18 percent
* Market share 24.4 percent
* Key vehicles: Chevrolet Impala up 43.9 percent, Chevrolet Malibu down 20.2 percent, Chevrolet Silverado up 26.5 percent, Chevrolet Tahoe down 24.4 percent, GMC Sierra up 22.7 percent.
* Production: GM set its second-quarter production target at 1.175 million units, 5 percent lower than a year ago.
* Incentives: average $2,693 per vehicle, up 2 percent from a year earlier
Ford Motor Co. (F.N)
* Car and light truck sales down 13.9 percent year-over-year (197,444 units)
* Year-to-date sales down 18.2 percent Continued...


