Subprime Arrives: Auto-Loan Delinquencies Spike to Great Recession Levels by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2019 • 99 Comments “A development that is surprising during a strong economy and labor market”: New York Fed
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Feb 10, 2019 • 82 Comments The New Battle-to-the-Death in the Auto Industry.
Carmageddon for Tesla Model 3: US Deliveries Plunge 55% to 60% from Q4, Laid-off Delivery Employees tell Reuters by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2019 • 121 Comments Pent-up demand for high-priced luxury cars in the era of Carmageddon is a tricky thing, especially when tax credits phase out.
Phenomenal Trucking Boom Ends, Trucking Bust Starts by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2019 • 56 Comments So that U-turn was fast, even for the legendarily cyclical trucking business.
New Trucks are Hot, Prices Surge. But Cars Face Carmageddon. And Total Sales Fall by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2019 • 91 Comments Americans love paying big profit margins for big equipment, and automakers love them for it, but total sales are declining, and something doesn’t add up.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 20, 2019 • 46 Comments And This Isn’t Even a Global Recession Yet.
Bottom Suddenly Falls Out of Demand in China in Many Sectors by Wolf Richter • Jan 19, 2019 • 93 Comments “What we witnessed in November and December was just extraordinary.”
4 Months of Carmageddon in the EU Wipe Out Gains for 2018 by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2019 • 19 Comments Ford is big loser, Hyundai-Kia big winner, and Opel is someone else’s problem.
China’s Consumers Rattle Global Automakers as Sales Plunge by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2019 • 56 Comments Welcome to the Big Club of Saturation & Decline.
Carmageddon in the UK: Auto Sales Plunge 12% in 2 Years, Diesels in Death Spiral. Consumers, Businesses, Fleets Cut Back by Wolf Richter • Jan 7, 2019 • 45 Comments This is getting serious.
