March 2018 US Automotive Sales: Recovery with the Truck Segment Rally
US SAAR for March 2018 came in at 17.48 mil vs. 16.8 million for March 2017 and 17.08 million for February 2018While the light truck segment...
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GHG Emissions Standards Will Be Eased in the US
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to ease current vehicle emissions standards (Green House Gas regulation). The GHG regulation...
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Subaru: Fuel Economy Falsification Could Hurt but Falling Margins Will Hurt More
Kyodo News reported today that Subaru may have falsified fuel economy data. If true, and if the "systematic" nature of the problem is widespread...
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Mazda (7261) Update--On Fragile Ground
Mazda's sales in North America appear to be on a tear, with January vehicle sales up +14% YoY and February up by another +11% YoY. Unfortunately,...
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The Week That Was In North Asia@Smartkarma: Celltrion, Autos, Trump & North Korea
This week's Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma is again separated by vertical. Lots of interesting things in macro-land, and ECM-related. And...
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