Wards Intelligence Update

U.S. Sales of Full Hybrids Widen Lead on BEVs in 2023; PHEVs up 103% in December

Although excluded from qualifying for IRA tax credits, U.S sales of full hybrids increased 53% year-over-year in 2023, slightly higher...

Canada Light-Vehicle Sales End 2023 with 18.9% Increase; YTD Up 11.3%

December light-vehicle deliveries in Canada totaled 115,366 units, an average of 4,437 on each of 26 selling days. December’s sales...

Tesla Goes Top Five in Best BEV Year Yet; Solid State and NEVI News

Tesla, the world’s No.1 seller of battery-electric vehicles, enters rarefied territory in the U.S. and sees sales success continue in...

U.S. Light-Vehicle Inventory Ends 2023 at 3-Year High; Up 38% Year-Over-Year

Despite falling 1.3% from November, December inventory of 2.30 million units was up 37.8% from same-month 2022’s 1.64 million and...

Forvia Unveiling Game-Changing Cockpit Display Tech at CES 2024

“HUD technology has been here for a while now and is valuable, but it’s not necessarily the technology that we...

December U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Hit 5-Month High; Entire 2023 Totals 4-Year Best 15.5 Million

Light-truck sales in 2023 increased 13.5% from 2022 to 12.4 million units, with penetration hitting a new high of 80.0%...