Wolf's Latest Vehicle Sales Reports For what it's worth July 1st thru 11th xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx China Auto Sales Spiral Down, But This Time It’s Different: Government Refuses to Bail Them Out with Big-Fat Incentives by Wolf Richter • Jul 11, 2019 • Here’s why. The strategy is a game changer with global impact. https://wolfstreet.com/2019/07/11/china-auto-sales-spiral-down-but-this-time-its-different-the-government-refuses-to-bail-them-out-with-big-fat-incentives/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Vehicle Sales Plunge amid India’s Shadow-Bank Debt Crisis & Contagion Fears by Wolf Richter • Jul 10, 2019 • 34 Comments • Email to a friend Shadow banks provided 40% of new loans for vehicle purchases. https://wolfstreet.com/2019/07/10/indias-vehicle-sales-plunge-as-shadow-banks-topple-clamoring-for-government-bailouts-amid-contagion-from-the-debt-crisis/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Truck Makers Are Going to Have to Fess Up Soon by Wolf Richter • Jul 9, 2019 “Orders” of Heavy Trucks Collapsed by 70% but “Sales” Rose to Highest Level Since 2006: There’s a Lag. And Sales Are Next https://wolfstreet.com/2019/07/09/heavy-truck-sales-highest-since-2006-but-orders-collapsed-what-gives/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx UK Auto Sales Drop to Five-Year Low in First Half by Nick Corbishley • Jul 5, 2019 • Driven by Diesel Death-Spiral, “decline in buyer confidence,” plunging sales of plug-in hybrids. But EV sales soar. https://wolfstreet.com/2019/07/05/diesel-death-spiral-drives-uk-auto-sales-to-five-year-low/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx New-Vehicle Sales Fall to 1999 Levels: How to Grow Revenues After 20 Years of Stagnation (Yup, You Guessed It) by Wolf Richter • Jul 3, 2019 • Carmageddon for cars. But big equipment is hot and gets pricier. https://wolfstreet.com/2019/07/03/new-vehicle-sales-fell-in-q2-sales-for-2019-to-drop-to-1999-level-20-years-of-stagnation/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx