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The Latest SAA Newsletter
• Entries Now Being Taken for Innovation in Mobility Awards
• U.S. June Sales a Mixed Bag for Automakers; SUVs, Trucks Still Strong
• Vehicle Sales are Down for the Detroit Three, But Prices are Rising
• Edmunds Warns of a Tough 2019 for US Auto Industry as Sales Slide for Second Time Since Great Recession and Profits Shrink
• Save the Date: October 17, 2019
• SAA Members Receive Discount for Automotive LIDAR 2019 Conference
• Behind the Plunge in China Auto Sales: Chaotic Implementation of New Emission Rules
• GM Avoids this Auto Industry ‘Wreck,’ Giving it an Edge Over Ford
• Obtain Free Access to AutoBeat Daily
• The Average Age of Cars on America’s Roads Went Up Again, Report Says
• Renault Should Sell Nissan Stake and Press Ahead with FCA Merger, Analyst Says
2019 SAA Events
The SAA has a robust line-up of events planned for 2019. Check regularly for updates.
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Auto Impact of U.S. Tariff Threat on Imports from Mexico
The US plans to impose a 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico, starting on 10 June. The duty will increase by 5% every month, until reaching a cap of 25% in October.
In 2018, a total of $372 billion in goods and services were imported from Mexico, while the US exported $299 billion to Mexico. Completed vehicles and auto parts from Mexico accounted for $93 billion, or 25% of the total, while vehicles and parts to Mexico amounted to $22 billion, or 7% of the total. How will these tariffs affect the industry?
Following Chinese Backsliding, U.S. Increases Tariffs on China
The U.S. increased the tariff rate from 10% to 25% on $200bn of Chinese exports. At the same time, President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on all remaining Chinese exports to the U.S.
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SAA Automotive Outlook Conference Recap: “Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Volatility”
Last Sunday I was honored to present FSG’s Global Economic Outlook at the Society of Automotive Analysts’ Outlook conference in Detroit, the unofficial kickoff of the prestigious North American international Auto Show. I lightheartedly titled my presentation “How to Stop Worrying and Love Volatility” because 2019 promised to feel even more unstable for business and investors than 2018.
Read MoreWhat Effect Will Shared Autonomous Vehicles Have on the Future of Mobility?
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), especially Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs), have created a huge buzz over the last few years. An SAV is the transformative AV type that has the potential to revolutionise personal mobility and reduce the need, or desire, for people to own a car. We expect that SAVs will, in the end, achieve this outcome, but the industry appears to be aligning with our view that the race towards widespread AV provision is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Meet Kirsten Hewson — the 2018 SAA Scholarship Winner
Kirsten Hewson is the 2018 recipient of SAA’s Thought Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. Kirsten, who grew up in Royal Oak, Mich., is currently studying marketing at Oakland University. Q) What is your career goal? A) My career goal is to become a marketing manager or a brand manager. I would love to work on a…
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Automotive technologies will be fresh, exciting and innovative but the uncertainties caused by Brexit, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and China taking its foot off the growth accelerator will threaten to throw a spoke in the wheel. We’re likely to see the fall of an automotive giant, the (near) extinction of a car segment that has long defined the popular vision of the automotive industry, a windfall for the titans of new mobility, and much, much more technology-driven disruption.
