Haig Stoddard

Industry Analyst, WardsAuto

Haig Stoddard is a veteran automotive industry analyst. His current focus is North America production and longterm sales forecasting.

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May. 20, 2013

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

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....More
Feb. 21, 2013

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

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....More
Dec. 26, 2012

Camaro Move To Michigan Touches Bigger Issues for Canada Auto Manufacturing

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....More
Dec. 10, 2012

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

General Motors' rollout last week of dealer discounts could be the start of something bigger for December, and as much as auto makers acknowledge....More
Nov. 29, 2012

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

Taking into account the looming fiscal cliff, tanking EU, China’s slowdown and the end of the world per popular historical sources and famous....More
Oct. 30, 2012

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

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....More
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