Auto slowdown slowing down as U.S. sales stumble on shortages July 7, 2021 U.S. automotive sales are starting to feel the drag from a shortage of key components including microchips. Sales of cars and light trucks dropped by 14.1% in June 2021 versus June 2019. Sales of foreign-made vehicles fell by 4.1%. Seaborne imports in June will determine availability for sales... Read more →
Q3’21 Outlook: The fallout from short-term supply chain planning July 5, 2021 The outlook for corporate supply chains during the remainder of 2021 is the result of a short-termist approach to planning policies that has persisted through the pandemic. Retail supply chains have scaled actively up rapidly, with a 32.9% increase in U.S. seaborne imports in May 2021 versus M... Read more →
Chip shortage taking a toll on auto shipments, sales may follow April 6, 2021 U.S. auto sales appeared to stage a significant recovery in March with a 59.7% year over year jump. Yet, that was down to the start of the pandemic a year ago with sales down by 1.1% compared to the same period of March 2019. The challenge for the automakers will be managing global supply chai... Read more →
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