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Total new-vehicle sales for July 2026, including retail and non-retail transactions, are forecast to reach 1,415,800, a 1.4% increase year-over-year, according to a joint forecast today from J.D. Power and GlobalData. The SAAR for total new-vehicle sales is expected to be 16.9 million units, up 0.3 million units from July 2025.*
“As with last year, macroeconomic uncertainty and affordability challenges persist, while higher fuel prices are an additional headwind this year. Despite all these complex dynamics, new vehicle demand remains robust. In fact, retail consumers are expected to spend $51.8 billion buying new vehicles this month, up $1.2 billion from a year ago and the highest ever for the month of July,” said Thomas King, president of OEM solutions at JD Power. Continue reading
Autokiniton Workers in Milan, Michigan Vote to Join the UAW
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The UAW* said today that workers at Autokiniton (formerly Jaytec, Inc.) in Milan, Michigan voted by a massive 92% in a National Labor Relations Board election to form a union with UAW. The final vote count was 136-12. Workers at the Milan Autokiniton plant build parts for several major automakers including Ford, Honda, and Toyota.
“The main reason I wanted to unionize is our wages,” said Randy Struble, a member of the Workers Volunteer Organizing Committee. “I worked at American Axle in 2006 making $25/hour. I do the same job now at Autokiniton for $23/hour. I have not had a raise since September 2022. When someone quits or gets fired, they don’t replace them. They just put the work on the remaining workers.” Continue reading →