Fuel For Thought

US sales figures from July reflect sustained retail sales levels. The outlook for second half of year remains opaque but shows people are willing, able and ready to entertain a new car purchase. IHS Markit upgrades its outlook to 13.6 million units for the full year.

Kristen Balasia, Joseph Kyriakoza and Melanie Erff talk about the accelerated change of automotive retail due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact.

Todd Campau discusses the average age of vehicles in the United States. With nearly 280 million vehicles on the road the average age is approaching 12 years. 25% of these vehicles are 16 years of age or older. The average age of vehicles is expected to increase further due to COVID-19 work from home policies and the reduced number of vehicle miles traveled which extends a vehicle's life.

With 2.5 months of lost output and revenue, strategy is front and center for the North America auto industry.

Changing consumer preferences in the US with Stephanie Brinley.

New registrations this year in the US are down 35% from a year ago and are vastly different from last year.

Kristen Balasia, Mike Wall and Tom Libby talks about the automotive recovery from Covid-19.

As suppliers brace for potential after effects of COVID-19, Michael Robinet looks at today's challenges and compares them with the recession of 2008/9

With IHS Markit forecasting sales of 13.2 million light vehicles in 2020, Stephanie Brinley looks at demand for different vehicle segments.

Stephanie Brinley looks at the technology race that Ford, GM and FCA have created in full-sized pick ups.