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Third-Quarter North America Production to Fall 11% But Big Improvement on Q2

North America vehicle production through third-quarter 2020 is projected to total 9.12 million units, 29.3% below nine-month 2019’s 12.89 million.

Covid-19: Revised Outlook for U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales in 2020, 2021

Based on seasonally adjusted annual rates, U.S. sales are not expected to begin strong sequential growth until the fourth quarter.

Zoox, Amazon Reportedly in Talks; Didi, Pony.ai Increase Testing Capabilities

Amazon is no stranger to the mobility sector. The company joined a $530 million funding round last year at Aurora...

Auto Tech Check: ’20 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e

The new model year adds Apple CarPlay and a larger in-dash screen, but still lacks Android Auto and retains its...

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World Sales Dropped 45.2% in April

Sales crashed dramatically in every country except two.

May U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Down 30% But Take Solid First Step From April’s Rock-Bottom Results

Despite inventory starting to become lean in May on some vehicles and in some regions, automakers continued to splurge on...