U.S. Car Sales – Will They Slide Or Drop? Looks Like The Negatives Have It. “The fall will be partly driven by a “used-car time bomb” The argument about the pace of the fall in U.S. car sales continues, with AlixPartners joining in with some negative thoughts. Some experts say the U.S. car market will […]
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Bulls Fight Back Saying U.S. Car Market Not Facing Shakeout
Bulls Fight Back Saying U.S. Car Market Not Facing Shakeout. “This view is far too bearish. In fact it is economically illiterate” Last month investment bank Morgan Stanley spooked investors, saying the bottom was about to fall out of the U.S. auto market. But Bernstein Research analyst Max Warburton hit back saying talk of an […]
No U.S. Sales Dive Imminent, More A Modest Realignment
No U.S. Sales Dive Imminent, More A Modest Realignment. “This view is far too bearish. In fact it is economically illiterate” Talk of an imminent sharp dive in U.S. auto sales is economically illiterate and ignores evidence that a shakeout normally requires a recession and rising unemployment to poison the market’s health. The idea that […]
Big Slide In U.S. Car Sales Predicted By Morgan Stanley
Big Slide In U.S. Car Sales Predicted By Morgan Stanley. But Other Experts At Least Cling To Positive Short Term Targets. “A stretched consumer, falling used prices, and technological obsolescence of current cars are ingredients for an unprecedented buyer’s strike” U.S. car sales are about to dive by between 1 million to 4 million annually […]
Some Say U.S. Market About To Shrink, Others See Stability
Some Say U.S. Market About To Shrink, Others See Stability. But Morgan Stanley Sees Big Risk Of Monumental Change. “There is no historical precedent for the pace of technological change impacting new cars that we expect to see over the next 3 to 5 years” Arguments are raging about the condition of the U.S. auto […]
U.S. Car Market Weakening But Still Close To Highs
U.S. Car Market Weakening But Still Close To Highs. Ticking Leasing Time Bomb Worries Analysts. The U.S. car market continues to perform close to records, but sales are expected to decline a bit as discounting accelerates, and worries about leasing mount, with one investment banker warning about the possibility of a big shock to the […]
Could 2017 Be Another Record Year In U.S.?
Could 2017 Be Another Record Year In U.S.? “Investors may not like the methods, but we would be surprised to see 2017 U.S. auto sales below 18-handle for the year” 2017 was supposed to be the year when the long run up in U.S. car sales would finally exhaust itself, but it could be another […]
U.S. Car Sales Stumble But Outlook Remains Sound
U.S. Car Sales Stumble But Outlook Remains Sound. “We do not see a downturn as imminent and still expect U.S. auto sales to grow this year by one per cent and the market to be flat in 2017” Sales in the U.S. are faltering, but experts reckon this is only to be expected after recent […]
Record U.S. Auto Sales Expected To Stall, But Not For Long
Record U.S. Auto Sales Expected To Stall, But Not For Long. LMC Automotive, S&P, Alix Partners Publish Forecasts. Forecasters were scrambling to point out that the long march to ever-higher U.S. auto sales was coming to a temporary end, but the next few years will still provide a healthy market place. […]
Americans May Start To Attack German Luxury Dominance
Americans May Start To Attack German Luxury Dominance. “Don’t make the mistake that (premium sector) market shares are frozen” The Detroit Auto Show featured luxury sedans with SUVs taking more of a back seat, but what’s surprising was that American upmarket vehicles may finally start to pose a threat to German hegemony. Volvo, now owned […]