Tesla Discloses US Revenues Collapsed 39%. Americans Sour on its Cars, Pent-Up Demand Exhausted by Wolf Richter • Oct 29, 2019 • 192 Comments This is a holy-cow moment.
Subprime Auto Loans Blow Up, 60-Day Delinquencies Shoot Past Financial Crisis Peak by Wolf Richter • Oct 25, 2019 • 123 Comments Santander Consumer USA is on the forefront of souring subprime-auto-loan backed securities.
Carmageddon for General Motors in China: Q3 Sales Collapse 30% from 2 Years Ago by Wolf Richter • Oct 10, 2019 • 58 Comments Just how important is China to GM, its Largest Market & Once Biggest Hope for Growth?
Sticker Shock & Hedonic Quality Adjustments: How Much Have New-Car Prices Really Risen over Three Decades? by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2019 • 190 Comments Wages rose with inflation, but not nearly enough to pay for “quality improvements,” which is why working people feel increasingly impoverished.
GM, Ford, BMW, VW, Honda Shift More Production to Mexico. Auto Imports Surge Despite Decline in US Sales by Nick Corbishley • Oct 5, 2019 • 86 Comments But Mexican exports to other countries plunge, tripped up by global auto slowdown.
Orders of Heavy Trucks Collapse, Layoffs Start by Wolf Richter • Oct 3, 2019 • 24 Comments “Fleets are nervous. The latest manufacturing and construction numbers are concerning. The trade issue with China looms.”
Carmageddon for Tesla in Q3, GM Pulls Out All Stops, Ford Withers, Auto Sales at 1999-2000 Level by Wolf Richter • Oct 3, 2019 • 116 Comments But consumers spent a record amount on new vehicles in Q3 due to record prices.
Asset Class of Vintage Cars Drops into Bear Market, Down by More than in 2008/2009 by Wolf Richter • Sep 22, 2019 • 127 Comments “Expert sentiment is at its lowest point since October 2010, largely due to market observers’ reactions to the Monterey auctions.”
Used-Car Market Profits from Carmageddon. For Many Americans, New Cars Cost Too Much by Wolf Richter • Sep 10, 2019 • 101 Comments August wholesale auction price index hits record after longest series of year-over-year price gains since 2001.
Orders for Heavy Trucks Plunged 80% in August by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2019 • 52 Comments Here’s why — and how that’s impacting truck makers.
