Two months into the year, this much is clear: The dreary auto sales market predicted for the first half of 2008 is living down to those lousy expectations.

Dogged by the sour U.S. economy that continues teetering on the brink of a recession, most major automakers posted a sales decline in February.

Overall, U.S. light vehicle sales fell 6.3% in February compared with the same month last year. That follows a 4% decline in January. For the first two months of the year, consumers purchased about 2.2 million cars and trucks — about 126,000 fewer than in 2007.Full Story: Detroit Free Press