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Dynamics in Surging Large Pickup Segment Mostly Point to More Market Share

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:00 +0000

Supporting the production rise are large-pickup sales in the U.S., which could top 1.9 million in 2013 and shoot past 2 million next year.

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Auto Makers Need to Fess Up on Fleet Sales

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000

Are auto makers pulling back on fleet sales? It's difficult to know as so few are open about the practice.

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April Sales Thread: SAAR Falls to Six-Month Low

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:23:00 +0000

(FINAL) April's 4.1% rise in daily sales was the smallest year-over-year gain since August 2011.

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March Sales Thread: U.S. LV Sales Continue at 15-Million-plus Pace

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Nissan has best sales month ever, Detroit 3 mark collective 5-year high, with projected March SAAR on par with January and February pace.

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February Sales Thread: U.S. LV SAAR Rises to 15.3 Million

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000

February SAAR for U.S. light vehicles rises to 15.3 million units, from January's 15.22 million.

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Expect Production Changes to go Along With Fiat-Chrysler’s Revised Product Plan

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:27:00 +0000

The refinement to Fiat-Chrysler’s U.S. product plans revealed earlier this month by CEO Sergio Marchionne answered a lot of questions on the retail front, but strengthens my expectations that a significant realignment in its North American vehicle assembly operations is on tap.

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January Sales Thread: U.S. LV SAAR Tops 15 Million for 3rd Month

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:45:00 +0000

FINAL UPDATE: U.S. Light Vehicle daily sales were up 9.7% in January, lifting the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate above 15 million for the third consecutive month.

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Hybrids Outsell Most Segments in 2012

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:25:00 +0000

U.S. consumers bought 427,605 hybrids last year, up from 261,507 in 2011, according to WardsAuto data. That’s a 64% increase.

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December Sales Thread: 2012 U.S. LV Sales Up 13.4%, SAAR Tops 15 MLN for 2nd Month

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:12:00 +0000

Audi, BMW Group, Daimler, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Subaru, and Volkswagen recorded record U.S> light vehicle deliveries in 2012, as the auto industry outperformed 2011 by more than 13%.GM's 18% share a new low for auto maker.

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Camaro Move To Michigan Touches Bigger Issues for Canada Auto Manufacturing

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:34:00 +0000

If the Detroit 3 believe Canada will remain a high-cost place to manufacture, as some execs and analysts now say, those with a vested interest better stay on their toes if they want to prevent the manufacturing base’s further decline

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A December U.S. Sales Blast Might Be Right Idea

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:06:00 +0000

General Motors' rollout last week of dealer discounts could be the start of something bigger for December, and as much as auto makers acknowledge that subsidizing sales can lead to disaster, an end-of-year blowout might be good right now

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November Sales Thread: (FINAL) Post-Superstorm Bounce Catapults SAAR to 15.46 Million

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:50:00 +0000

Post-Sandy bump bolsters year-end sales momentum, pushes November SAAR to a 58-month high.

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Are 16 Million U.S. Sales Coming Faster Than We Think?

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:39:00 +0000

Taking into account the looming fiscal cliff, tanking EU, China’s slowdown and the end of the world per popular historical sources and famous prognosticators of the past, there is a good chance the automotive world is underestimating how fast the U.S. market will return to 16 million-plus in annual light-vehicle sales.

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October Sales Thread: Sandy Subdues Forecast SAAR Growth

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:02:00 +0000

October U.S. Light Vehicle SAAR, and sales growth rate, blown off course by East Coast disaster.

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UPDATE: Hurricane Sandy Likely to Have Small Impact on Production, Dramatic Impact on Sales

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:25:00 +0000

The current projected path of Hurricane Sandy does not look like it will have a big impact on car and truck production short of shutdowns for precautionary measures but could pull October sales below forecast levels.

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