GlobalData blog: Crisis? What crisis? The puzzling case of strong US sales
Tariffs. Slumping Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) sales. Soaring gasoline prices. Geopolitical instability. Rock-bottom consumer confidence. An affordability crisis for new vehicles. All these factors are at work in the US Light Vehicle (LV) market in 2026. And yet, sales are holding up remarkably well. Admittedly, vo....
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