by Calculated Risk on 7/24/2025 04:21:00 PM
From J.D. Power: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Up 4.1% for July and Consumer Spending Sets Record for Month with $49.8 Billion Spent on New Vehicles Brief excerpt:
The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total new-vehicle sales is expected to be 16.4 million unitsup 0.8 million units from July 2024.
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From Haig Stoddard at Omdia: US Light Vehicle Sales Headed for Rebound in July (pay content). Brief excerpt:
July US light-vehicle sales will improve on June’s results, as the expected negative impacts from automotive tariffs are yet to fully kick in.
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This graph shows actual sales from the BEA (Blue), and J.D. Power’s forecast for July (Red).
On a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, the J.D. Power forecast of 16.4 million SAAR would be down 6.9% from last month, and up 3.6% from a year ago.
