NADA Market Beat: Supply Chain Disruptions Suppress New Light-Vehicle Sales
The month’s SAAR totaled 13.3 million units, down from 14 million in February and off 24.4% from March 2021’s SAAR of 17.6 million units.
The month’s SAAR totaled 13.3 million units, down from 14 million in February and off 24.4% from March 2021’s SAAR of 17.6 million units.
Auto manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe continue to lose production time over the lingering global microchip shortage, now well into its second year.
The U.S. auto industry has no shortage of buyers currently, but it lacks the inventory to satisfy them.
Unprecedented 383 transactions completed in 2021, representing 830 franchises, nearly three times the pre-pandemic average, according to The Blue Sky Report by Kerrigan Advisors.
The report explains how dealership profits have tripled along with demand from dealership groups that want to acquire more stores.
The new standards will reverse the Trump Administration’s rollback of U.S. regulations aimed at improving gas mileage and cutting tailpipe pollution.
China’s Covid-Zero policy could cause global vehicle production to lose 2% of growth in 2022, equivalent to about 1.5 million units.
March U.S. auto sales, when reported on Friday, will show a notable drop from last March as the market remains significantly constrained by lack of supply.
Throughput increased in 2021 as U.S. light-vehicle sales rose to nearly 14.75 million vehicles, according to dealership census.
With the new ruling, fines for vehicles that fall short of fuel economy standards will cost automakers at least $1 billion annually.
Within the United States, a combination of high inflation, increasing fuel prices, and the prospect of rising interest rates are likely to influence consumer behavior, with shoppers likely to consider more fuel efficient or electric vehicles.
The suburban Detroit site will be among the first large-scale graphite processing plants in the U.S. and the first domestic plant for Graphex.
Mile for mile, it’s cheaper to recharge an electric vehicle (EV) than it is to refuel one with an internal-combustion engine.
Participating in AutoFi’s program reflects Santander Consumer Canada’s progressive approach to digital financing.
The added cost to fill up impacts everyone differently, and high prices tend to drive further interest in fuel-efficient vehicles and, of late, electric vehicle solutions.
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