Category: Breaking Analysis
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: European Auto Sales Jump 7.4% in July as Hybrids Surge to 35% Market Share
In a dramatic shift, hybrid-electric vehicles have surged to dominate Europe’s auto market, capturing nearly 35% of new registrations as traditional gasoline and diesel cars plummet. This swift transformation signals a strong consumer preference for efficient options, leaving the old combustion engines in the dust. The electric future clearly favors hybrids.
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: Core Producer Prices EXPLODE – The Margin Crisis Intensifies
Just hours after we published our deep dive into the future of car buying and the complexities of the direct-to-consumer model, a major economic data release has dropped that throws the industry’s underlying challenges into stark relief: the Producer Price Index (PPI) for July has just been released, and the numbers are nothing short of…
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: Auto Inflation Roars Back as Used Car and Insurance Prices Spike in July
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the highly anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July, showing headline inflation rose by 0.3% for the month and 2.7% over the last year. That’s the big-picture number you’ll see in the headlines, and it’s where the national political debate will live. But for our…
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: July’s High Auto Sales Mask a Margin Crisis as Inventory Swells
IMMEDIATE ANALYSIS – The auto industry is reporting a strong 16.4 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) for July, a headline that, in isolation, suggests a booming market. However, this top-line number is dangerously misleading. It conceals a deepening crisis for automakers: profits are collapsing under the weight of tariffs while unsold inventory is simultaneously…
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