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Jun 2, 2020 ETC
Rental fleets' cancellations drag down otherwise promising U.S. vehicle sales

Hertz and Avis last year bought nearly a million cars; that won't happen this year

The collapse of air travel has pushed big car rental companies to cancel orders for new vehicles, punching a hole in sales for nearly a dozen U.S. automakers' including the Big Three in Detroit. Hyundai Motor Co's U.S. sales arm said Tuesday that its sales to fleets, including rental companies, fell by 79% in May, while retail sales grew by 5%. Automakers could lose up to 12% of their annual U.S. vehicle sales in 2020 as car rental companies slammed by the coronavirus pandemic slash fleets and

Reuters
Jun 2, 2020 Car Buying
May's U.S. auto sales trends show promise for reopening

Sales rebounded quickly in states emerging from lockdowns

Several automakers on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected May sales in the United States, and the Detroit automakers said they will work through their annual summer shutdowns to rebuild inventories as demand recovers from coronavirus shutdowns. The U.S. auto sector has reopened assembly plants following the shutdown and automakers that reported May sales said they saw signs of recovery in consumer demand. Toyota Motor Corp, said overall U.S. sales fell about 26% in May, but retail

Byron Hurd
Jun 2, 2020
Last chance to win an epic road trip in the new C8 Corvette

Check out all of the Pacific Northwest hotspots in mid-engine style

The trip starts off in Seattle and takes you through Vancouver, Whistler, Banff (one of my favorite places on the planet), Glacier National Park, down to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. If there ever was a hall of fame of road trips, this would be a first ballot selection.

Autoblog Staff
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