North America: Identity Crisis

Released : 2009 Q3    -    24 Pages / US$ 250


Decades of small shifts in the automotive industry's tectonic plates were accelerated by the global financial earthquake. The emerging era of profound economic reckoning and regulatory renaissance has presented the North American auto industry with a critical opportunity to a forge new automotive identity.

Table of Contents

  • Sales Outlook
  • Assembly Outlook
  • Identity Crisis

Selected Figures & Charts

  • North America Sales Landscape (1990 - 2010(f))
  • North America Sales - Monthly (June 2008 - June 2009)
  • US Sales SAAR Trending vs. U of M Car Buying Index (2000 - 2010(f))
  • US Retail + Fleet SAAR vs. Used Vehicle Value Index (Jan 2008 - Jul 2009)
  • US Light Vehicle Sales by Automaker (2008 vs. 2009 YTD)
  • North America Light Vehicle Assembly Outlook (1990 - 2015)
  • Regional Assembly: Quarterly Change vs. Days Supply (f) (2007 - 2010(f))
  • Regional Current Alliance Group Assembly Outlook (2008 - 2010)
  • North America Assembly by Brand (1990 - 2010(f))
  • North America Assembly Scenario Forecast (2007 - 2012)
  • US Consumer Sentiment vs. US Sales SAAR (Dec 2007 - Jul 2009)
  • US Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 2007 - Jul 2009)
  • Case-Shiller Home Price Index (Jan 2008 - May 2009)
  • US Retail Sales (Dec 2000 - Jun 2009)
  • Consumer Loans at Commercial Banks (Jun 2000 - Jun 2009)
  • Supplier 60-Day Payment Cycle Risk (2008 - H1 2009)
  • US Bankruptcy Filings: Auto Suppliers (2007 - 2009 YTD)
  • GM / Ford / Chrysler Group Launches vs. Car/CUV Share (2006 - 2012(f))
  • Detroit 3 NA-Centric vs. Global Platform Assembly (2009 vs. 2012(f))
  • New General Motors / New Chrysler Ownership Structure (2009)
  • CARS Program: Trade-in vs. Purchase Mix / SAAR Outlook (To Date)
  • Current CAFE Guidelines vs. Industry Average (2000 - 2016)
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