Analyst - Japan Autos, Hirakata Office

Noriaki Hirakata, CFA

Analyst - Japan Autos

Hirakata Office

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

United states Automobiles and components / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<h2><span class="s7"><span lang="EN-US">US SAAR for June 2018 came in at 17.47 million vs. 16.7 million for June 2017 and 16.91 million for May 2018</span></span></h2><p>Overall Industry incentives went up 4.6% YoY in June.</p><p>Incentives per unit for the passenger car segment decreased by 5% YoY while the ones for light trucks increased by 10% YoY.</p><div class="content-highlight">
<p>Light truck sales were pushed by those higher incentives to a record level SAAR of 12 million which was above market consensus and a bit of a surprise to the market.<br>SAAR of the passenger car segment, on the other…</p>
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US SAAR for June 2018 came in at 17.47 million vs. 16.7 million for June 2017 and 16.91 million for May 2018Overall Industry incentives went up 4.6% YoY in June.Incentives per unit for the passenger car segment decreased by 5% YoY while the ones for light trucks increased by 10% YoY.
Light truck sales were pushed by those higher incentives to a record level SAAR of 12 million which was above market consensus and a bit of a surprise to the market. SAAR of the passenger car segment, on the other…


June 2018 US Automotive Sales: Where Light (Trucks) Is, There Is S(Sedan)Hadow.