First-Quarter US Sales Increase Sets Positive Tone for Auto Industry
The first-quarter of 2012 ended on a strong note for automakers in the U.S. market despite higher gas prices, which began to drop slightly in the past week and in spite of the negative influence of...
View ArticleU.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Soften Only Slightly due to Lower Fleets in July
Car and light-truck sales in the U.S. reached 1.152 million units in July, which is an increase of 18% from July last year on a selling-day-adjusted basis.* That translates to a 14.1 million-unit...
View ArticleU.S. Light-Vehicle Sales in September Best Since 2008
Retail light-vehicle sales during the last week of September were much stronger than expected, pushing up the month’s retail seasonally adjusted sales pace, or SAAR, to 12.4 million units—the second...
View ArticleRetail U.S. Auto Sales Remain Robust in First Half of October
Deirdre Borrego U.S. retail light-vehicle sales during the first 17 selling days of October continued to increase at a robust pace that was similar to the pace in September, according to a monthly...
View ArticleDecember U.S. Auto Sales Expected to Continue Double-Digit Climb
John Humphrey Despite economic uncertainty related to down-to-the-wire “fiscal cliff” negotiations about tax hikes and expenditure cuts that are slated to happen at the start of 2013, consumers...
View ArticleJanuary’s Strong U.S. Retail Sales Pace Adds Clout to 2013 Auto Forecast
John Humphrey Retail new-vehicle sales in the U.S. market were robust in the first half of January, averaging a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 12.9 million units, which would be the highest...
View ArticleJanuary Retail Sales Pace Up Significantly from Year-Ago Rate
U.S. new light-vehicle sales finished January on a strong note, with retail deliveries rising 15.7% from the same month in 2012 and total sales (retail and fleet) increasing 9.7% from January a year...
View ArticleU.S. Auto Sales Weaken at Month-End; March Totals Remain Robust
March new car and light-truck sales in the U.S. market ended on a slightly weaker note than anticipated in a forecast update by J.D. Power’s Power Information Network® (PIN) and strategic partner LMC...
View ArticleLarge Pickups Bolster July U.S. Sales; Consumers Enticed by Easier Credit Terms
In July, consumers continued to replace aging vehicles and take advantage of easier credit, including low-interest rate loans and longer terms. New-vehicle sales totaled 1.313 million units in July and...
View ArticleU.S. Auto Sales Climb in November as Total Pace Surpasses 16 Million Units
John Humphrey Through the first half of November 2013, sales returned to a stronger pace than in September and October—which were hampered by negative external factors, including the U.S. government...
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