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April Global Sales – North America Up, Elsewhere Unsettled

Posted on 13 May 2021 by Ken Zino

Helped by President Biden’s economic stimulus in the face of Republican obstructionism, and states re-opening, the record setting rate of  US Light Vehicle sales continued in April. Sales of 1.54 million units were the highest-ever volume for that month. Continue reading →

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Pandemic Negative Impact on Global Auto Industry Is Permanent. Debate is over How Bad and Who Gets Hurt

Posted on 11 February 2021 by Ken Zino

LMC says globally the Pandemic recovery is a K-shaped curve. There are winners and losers. Continue reading →

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Collision Course – Trump, Mexico, NAFTA

Posted on 15 November 2016 by Ken Zino

Despite what appears to be Trumps ill-informed trade views – if they are informed at all – CAR using data, not diatribes, observes that the major reason for this rapid growth of the auto industry in Mexico comes from the injection of $13.3 billion in investment to move 3.3 million units of vehicle capacity from Japan, Germany, and South Korea to Mexico Continue reading →

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