Welcome to the Weekly Automotive Market Minute with Bridget Fitzpatrick:
The retail SAAR of new car sales came out to 12.06 this week, an 11.2% dip from 13.39 in the previous year.
Inventory stock levels among all new vehicles were down 16.5% from 2019.
While used car stock count was up 11.1%.
New-vehicle sales hit 265,482 slightly up 1.9% from last year when the inventory sold was 260,492.
Used sales are up year over year. The inventory count of used-vehicle sales sat at 193,676, a 13.3% jump from the year prior’s total of 170,924.
The Dow Jones was up 0.90% at opening bell this morning while the S&P 500 was down 2.78%. Average interest rates remain low at 3.1%, and the average cost of gas is $2.21 per gallon. For more detailed information about the automotive market, check out the CBT News Market Center powered by LotLinx.
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