U.S. Light Vehicles Sales Expected to Take a Dip in 2019
Many Risks to the Forecast CAR’s updated automotive sales outlook forecasts U.S. light vehicle sales at 16.8 million units for 2019. CAR’s forecast includes a continuation of sales declines in 2020 and 2021 down to 16.5 million units in 2021....
Will Piston Engines Get Clobbered by Electrics?
Watch CAR’s Brett Smith on Autoline after hours. Panel includes Phoebe Howard, Detroit Free Press - Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design & Production - John McElroy, Autoline.tv. Topics include the future of electric vehicles, ride-sharing, Tesla,...
Opinion: Year of reckoning for autos in 2019
U.S. light vehicle sales ended 2018 on a surprisingly strong note, and the 2019 outlook is mostly positive for the industry. Most forecasters expect companies to continue to post healthy profits and for U.S. sales and production to remain high,...
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