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The U.S. auto market has rebounded from the low figures of the 2009 pre-bailout crisis in spectacular fashion. It’s a trend that is not going to fade away any time soon: after Edmunds.com, automotive analyst firm Polk also predicts that new car sales will continue to rise in the States.
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- U.s. Dealers Revved Up About 2012 Sales Prospect, Expect A 10 Percent Increase
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- New Study Predicts Global Vehicle Sales Will Drop 13% In 2009
Global light vehicle sales could fall as much as 13% to an estimated total of 56.8 million units in 2009, according to a study released by R. L. Polk & Co, a Michigan-based firm that collects and interprets automotive data. The report forecasts that...
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Polk Forecasts U.S. New Vehicle Market to Reach 15.3 Million Sales in 2013
The U.S. auto market has rebounded from the low figures of the 2009 pre-bailout crisis in spectacular fashion. It’s a trend that is not going to fade away any time soon: after Edmunds.com, automotive analyst firm Polk also predicts that new car sales will continue to rise in the States.
For 2013, Polk forecasts new vehicle registrations in the U.S. to increase by 6.6 percent over 2012 to 15.3 million units, helped by the improving state of the economy and the manufacturers’ increasing capacity in their local plants.
Key to this increase will be the drastic increase of new and redesigned vehicles. For the year that has just begun, automakers plan 43 new vehicle launches, which represents an impressive 50 percent increase compared to 2012, and no less than 60 redesigns.
Read more »- U.s. Auto Sales Up 6 Percent In March, Domestic Carmakers Report Gains
Light-vehicle sales rose 6 percent in March to 1.54 million units, exceeding analysts’ forecasts, with the seasonally adjusted sales rate also increasing to 16.4 million units from 15.3 million units a year ago. Read more »...
- Analysts Predict U.s. New Cars Sales To Grow To 15 Million Units In 2013, Used Car Prices To Fall
New light-vehicle sales in the States are gradually recovering from the slump that began in 2007 with the global credit crunch and will continue to grow in 2013, albeit at a slower pace than previous years, according to most automotive analysts. Edmunds.com...
- U.s. Dealers Revved Up About 2012 Sales Prospect, Expect A 10 Percent Increase
After the 27-year low 10.43 million sales of 2009, last year American dealerships delivered 12.8 million units, which accounts to a 10 percent increase over 2010. A recent survey released by Ally Financial reveals that the vast majority of dealers expect...
- Report: U.s. Car Sales Predicted To Drop 33% In April
From the looks of things, April won't be bringing any good news for automakers in the U.S. During the first 16 selling days in April, new-vehicle retail sales in the country are down by about 33 percent over the same period in 2008, according to a...
- New Study Predicts Global Vehicle Sales Will Drop 13% In 2009
Global light vehicle sales could fall as much as 13% to an estimated total of 56.8 million units in 2009, according to a study released by R. L. Polk & Co, a Michigan-based firm that collects and interprets automotive data. The report forecasts that...