Manufacturer's inventories and sales
US retail sales fell 1.3% in May, chip shortage dings autos

By Joseph Pisani Jun. 15, 2021 08:54 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales, likely due to fewer cars being made amid a pandemic-related shortage of...

In this Sept. 26, 2020 file photo, a visitor wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus walks among vehicles from Nissan at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China, in Beijing. China's sales of SUVs, minivans, and sedans fell 6% last year compared with 2019 after demand plunged due to the coronavirus and rebounded in the second half. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China's 2020 auto sales fall for third year amid coronavirus

Jan. 13, 2021 08:01 AM EST

A long row of unsold 2021 QX50 sports-utility vehicles sits at an Infiniti dealership Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. U.S. auto sales are expected to be down only about 15% for the year, with the average price hitting a record high as sales bounced back during the second half of the year. AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster

By Tom Krisher Jan. 05, 2021 05:56 PM EST

US 3Q auto sales fall 9.7%, but they're rising from 2Q lows

By Tom Krisher Oct. 01, 2020 08:14 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — In normal times, a 9.7% drop in auto sales would cause executives to sweat profusely. These are not normal times. Instead,...

FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, a worker cleans and sanitizes a pump at the Speedway gas station in Concord, N.H. U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in August as energy prices moderated after big gains in the previous two months.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Consumer prices up 0.4% in August as used car prices surge

By Martin Crutsinger Sep. 11, 2020 03:08 PM EDT

An electric car stand at a loading station of a car dealer in Bad Homburg, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
EU share of electric cars grew during virus lockdown months

By David Mchugh Sep. 03, 2020 08:07 AM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 file photo, workers complete an electric car ID.3 body at the assembly line during a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, Germany. The coronavirus has cancelled business plans all over the world but Europe's push into electric cars isn't one of them. Sales of battery-powered and hybrid cars have held up despite a deeply painful recession, mainly thanks to the action of governments. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)
Europe's shift to electric cars picks up despite recession

By David Mchugh Jul. 15, 2020 06:47 AM EDT

Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus look at a Tesla Model 3 vehicle on display at an auto show in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, June 13, 2020. An industry group reports on Friday, July 10, 2020, China's auto sales rose 1.8% in June over a year earlier but were down by double digits for the first half of 2020 after the country shut down to fight the coronavirus. (Chinatopix via AP)
China auto sales off 22.4% in first half of 2020

By Joe Mcdonald Jul. 10, 2020 05:46 AM EDT

An employee wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus talks on the telephone in a Tesla car showroom in Beijing, Thursday, June 11, 2020. China’s auto sales surged 14.5% in May, a second straight month of growth as the global industry’s biggest market gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China auto sales up 14.5% in May, recovering after pandemic

By Zen Soo Jun. 11, 2020 05:50 AM EDT

In this May 10, 2011 photo an autoworker assembles a transmission at the General Motors Transmission Plant in Toledo, Ohio. Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis

By Tom Krisher May. 15, 2020 12:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. Fiat Chrysler is backing off a planned May 4 restart at its North American factories because some U.S. states still will have stay-home orders in place. The move likely means that factories of all three Detroit automakers will be idled for at least another two weeks as they negotiate reopening terms with the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Fiat Chrysler swings to loss as virus hits production, sales

By Colleen Barry And Tom Krisher May. 05, 2020 11:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, attendees take photos of the E-SEED electric concept car during a press conference by Chinese automaker BYD at the China Auto Show in Beijing. China is promising more subsidies to shore up plunging electric car sales amid the coronavirus pandemic but set limits that exclude Tesla’s made-in-China model. Subsidies and tax breaks that were due to end this year will be extended by two years in response to “an accumulation of unfavorable factors” including the virus, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, April 23, 2020.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China promises subsidies to boost falling electric car sales

Apr. 24, 2020 01:39 AM EDT

Workers resume duties at the Volvo Cars factory, in Torslanda, Gothenburg, Sweden, Friday, April 17, 2020. Volvo Cars has started up production at the factory after closing at the end of March due to spread of coronavirus. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)
US-Mexico-Canada border restrictions extended; United grim

Apr. 20, 2020 08:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2020, file photo, workers assemble cars at the Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. China's auto sales sank 48.4% in March from a year ago as the economy reeled from the coronavirus, according to an industry group, adding to strains for the struggling industry in its biggest global market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
China auto sales sink 48.4% in March as virus hurts demand

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 11, 2020 06:33 AM EDT