The new vehicle retail sales pace in 2017 is expected to be lowest for the month of May since 2013, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.
With one additional selling day in 2017, retail sales in May are anticipated to reach 1,222,000 units, a 2.9 percent decrease compared with May 2016 on a selling-day-adjusted basis. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for retail sales in May is expected to be 13.4 million units, a decrease of 212,000 units from a year ago. With the slowdown expected to continue in the second half of the
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