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The so-called Big Three automakers reported March sales that were weaker than expected. The declines for Ford, GM, and Fiat Chrysler happened as consumers bought fewer sedans and more SUVs. Total vehicle sales rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.63 million. That was short of the forecast for 17.30 million.. Here's the scoreboard:Nissan: 3% (2.8% expected)Ford: -7.2% (-5.9% expected)GM: 1.6% (7% expected)Fiat Chrysler: -5% (0.4% expected)Toyota: -2.1% (-1.2% expected)Subaru: 11.3%BMW: 3.5%Volvo: 9.3%Automakers shares slid in trading following the numbers. Ford fell by...
The U.S. auto industry turned in an underwhelming performance in March as sales disappointed despite rising discounts. The industry reported sales of 1.56 million vehicles for the month, down 1.6% from a year earlier, amid increasing inventories of unsold vehicles, especially of small cars. In the face of declining sales, now it's up to automakers to see if they can pare production of slow-selling models and reduce the profit-crushing practice of having to offer heavy discounts to clear out the backlog. Sales incentives rose 13.4% in March, compared to a year earlier, to an average of $3,5...
March U.S. auto sales are expected to approach a record for the month, and account for the first year-over-year increase in monthly sales so far in 2017. New-vehicle sales in March should top 1.6 million, the highest for the month of March since 2000. The forecast is based on online auto shopping behavior through the first part of March. Automakers in the U.S. market are scheduled to announce March and first-quarter sales on Monday, April 3. Forecasters said the March increase should mean that U.S. auto sales for the first quarter would be about even with the first quarter of 2016. ...
As U.S. auto sales have peaked, competition to finance car loans is set to intensify and drive increased credit risk for auto lenders. Analysts say that that the combination of plateauing auto sales, growing negative equity from consumers and lenders' willingness to offer flexible loan terms is a significant credit risk for lenders. Motor vehicle sales have boomed in the years since the Great Recession. U.S. sales of new cars and trucks hit a record annual high of 17.55 million units in 2016. It is expected that U.S. new vehicle sales will decline slightly to 17.4 million units ...
March U.S. new vehicle sales will be about 1.62 million units, that’s up about 1.9% from 1.59 million units a year earlier. The forecast was base on the first 16 selling days of the month. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate for the month will be 17.3 million vehicles, up from 16.8 million a year earlier. Retail sales to consumers, which do not include multiple fleet sales to rental agencies, businesses and government, were set to increase 1 percent in March. Highlighting "policy uncertainty" over whether Republican U.S. President Donald Trump will press ahead wi...
