A Ford Explorer pickup being built at Ford Motor Co.’s Chicago Assembly Plant. Ford photo A larger supply of new cars and trucks enables a U.S auto sales increase of just over 5% in December, vs...
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Black Friday Lite Won’t Do Much To Boost November Auto Sales
The sign in the window says Black Friday, but this year, big discounts that characterized past Black … [+] Friday promotions are largely absent, especially big lease deals. LightRocket via Getty...
New Car Sales Are Down, But Car Dealers Never Had It So Good
Salesman (right) at a Toyota dealership in El Monte, Calif., helps a customer. Getty Images For dealerships, higher margins per vehicle have more than made up for the drop in new-vehicle volume due to...
Auto Sales Fall Again In March; Chips Are Down, Prices Are Up
A 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe on the assembly line at GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. Photo: GM U.S. auto sales are expected to fall more than 25% in March vs. March 2021, due to the shortage of new cars and ...
High Prices Persist, Even Though Automakers Build More Cars And Trucks In 2022
Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas CIty Assembly Plant FORD: David Kaup LAS VEGAS — Automakers can probably build an additional 2.6 million to 3.2 million vehicles this year vs. 2021, but even that many ve...