Final UAW Strike Update: Contract Ratified
Culminating in over 45 days on the picket line, members at each of the Detroit Three have approved new contracts in favor of the UAW.
Culminating in over 45 days on the picket line, members at each of the Detroit Three have approved new contracts in favor of the UAW.
Supply chains have stabilized while market headwinds from high interest rates and high prices are muting sales.
October’s price decline is eerily similar to last October’s 2.2% drop, and this was not unexpected as the market remains balanced.
The latest collective figures from the Detroit Big 3 and the Asian Big 6 show a dip in October but sales are still up by a third for the first 10 months of 2023.
While the UAW strike has slowed output at auto factories nationwide, the fallout has not fully hit consumers in dealer showrooms.
Almost all major market segments saw seasonally adjusted prices that were again lower year over year in the first half of October.
Total 2023 EV sales will likely surpass the milestone one million mark next month as the electric vehicle market transforms due to more product and supply and downward pricing pressure.
The overall used-vehicle inventory volume is still considered limited and has been stuck in the 2.2 million to 2.3 million range for the past four months.
The fourth quarter should bring stable pricing among buyers and sellers, which should reflect only modest changes between now and the end of the year.
Since the labor actions started Sept. 15, the U.S. has ample inventory for now from the Detroit automakers that should keep steady supply through the end of the month. The all-important Ford F-150 had 97 days of supply at the start of October.
Car, truck, and SUV sales from nine automakers into large rental, commercial, and government fleets increased 26% in September compared to the previous year.
Sales in Q3 are expected to surpass 3.9 million, a jump of more than 15% from the same timeframe one year ago.
Plug is an online used EV wholesale marketplace to facilitate the buying and selling of used EVs among dealers.
During the last two weeks, Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices declined an aggregate of 0.3%, which was less than half of the normal decline for this time of year.
Analysis: The actions of the UAW will reverberate through the larger auto business, but nowhere near what was experienced in April 2020. Sales into fleet could suffer in 4Q if a strike is wide and persists. Rental car companies may return to the used car market like they did in 2021 and 2022, driving prices higher.
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