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As we already know U.S. car sales declined by nearly 4% this August, that's a year-over-year drop which followed flatlining sales over the previous three months. Bucking the trend to no small degree in august was capacity-constrained Subaru, which earned 4% of the market by selling more than 60,000 new vehicles for the first time in the company's history. Subaru's discounts were 78% below the industry average. It's been already two years since the car manufacturer reported record sales of 50,246 units. It was also August 2014, and after the brand continued to s...
The biggest winners in US car sales this August were Ford, Nissan and Kia. They are the reason car sales have seen a growth of 4.6% this month, it puts the industry back on track to top 1.2 million sales for 2016. More than 94,900 cars were sold in August, for a year-to-date total of 784,330-puts the market on track to break ist previous record of 1,155,408 sales set in 2015. Toyota's Camry stands strong for another month with 2458 units sold out, it has become the top selling Australian-made car. Camry has beaten up Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. Corolla also boosted Toyota's ...
August U.S. auto sales will be 5.2 percent below a year ago, taking into account that the peak of industry sales was in 2015. Jeff Schuster, head of forecasting at LMC, said that with mixed economic signals, it certainly looks like U.S. auto sales may have peaked in 2015. He also considers that it is important to focus on the sustainable high level of demand. Peak does not mean doom and gloom, and while the industry faces risk, it is not destined for a pullback. The consultancies said they expect August U.S. total auto sales of 1,492,700 vehicles, from 1,574,938 a year earlier. Auto...
In July 2016, manufacturing output, as reflected in the industrial production index, rose to 103.6 compared to 103.1 in June. Among other factors, improvements in motor vehicles and parts production were reported. While the overall index rose by 0.5%, the manufacturing of durables such as motor vehicles and parts, wood products, and miscellaneous goods rose by more than 1% in July. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing are some of the key components of the industrial production index. Therefore, a rise in industrial production also indicates robust production growth in the auto indu...
Global car sales have gained momentum this year, rising a stronger-than-expected 5% through July. While gains are expected to moderate through year-end, strengthening labour markets and improving financial conditions suggest that the upswing will continue in 2017. There are still nearly 50 million vehicles on the road in the United States that were built prior to the new millennium, and as a result U.S. purchases are expected to continue to move higher for the remainder of the year and in 2017. Carlos Gomes, Senior Economist and Auto Industry Specialist at Scotiabank, said that the ...
