A Few Thoughts on Weak February China Auto Sales - Lunar Holidays Don't Explain It in SAAR Terms
February 2019 had 2 more selling days than February 2018, and 5 less selling days than in January 2019. While CAAM and other media reports were...
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February U.S. Auto Demand: Lower Incentives for Lower SAAR?
February SAAR sequentially weakened to 16.6m units from 16.7m units in January 2019, and declined on YoY basis from 17.0m units in February 2018. ...
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Honda Chooses CATL as Battery Partner for Their EVs; Panasonic Has Lost the Chance
CATL (A) (300750 CH) announced on Monday that it has signed a deal with Honda Motor (7267 JP) for jointly developing Li-ion batteries. This news...
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US Auto Demand in January: 16.7m SAAR - Blame It on the Weather...And the Government Shutdown
January Light Vehicle SAAR came in at 16.7m units, down 4.8% sequentially and down 2.8% YoY. Much of the weakness have been anecdotally attributed...
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Tesla--The Struggle to Stay Afloat in 2019
Profit Warning for Q4 2018 and Q1 2019: Two Fridays ago, Elon Musk warned that Q4 profits came in lower than Q3's, despite an 8% QoQ rise in...
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