A Few Thoughts on Weak February China Auto Sales - Lunar Holidays Don't Explain It in SAAR Terms
February 2019 had 2 more selling days than February 2018, and 5 less selling days than in January 2019. While CAAM and other media reports were...
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February U.S. Auto Demand: Lower Incentives for Lower SAAR?
February SAAR sequentially weakened to 16.6m units from 16.7m units in January 2019, and declined on YoY basis from 17.0m units in February 2018. ...
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US Auto Demand in January: 16.7m SAAR - Blame It on the Weather...And the Government Shutdown
January Light Vehicle SAAR came in at 16.7m units, down 4.8% sequentially and down 2.8% YoY. Much of the weakness have been anecdotally attributed...
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China Autos: A Few Thoughts on 2018 Industry Demand and Initial Expectations for 2019
China's 2018 auto demand came to 27.8m units according to CAAM's published statistics, bringing the YoY decline to 3.9%. The results were...
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US Autos: Looking Back on 2018 and Musing on 2019
FY2018 light vehicle demand in the U.S. came in at 17.3m units, vs. what we had been forecasting since 1H18 to be mid-high 16m unit SAAR...
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