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New Vehicle Retail Sales Projected to Decline in September

September 28, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive, weather is affecting sales for second consecutive year in September.

New-vehicle retail sales in September are expected to fall from a year ago, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales are projected to reach 1,172,700 units, a 2.8 percent decrease compared with September 2017 on a selling day adjusted basis. September 2018 has one less selling day than September 2017.

U.S. Retail SAAR— September 2017 to September 2018

 “For the second consecutive year, storms have disrupted the pattern of new vehicle sales in September,” said Thomas King, Senior Vice President of the

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