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U.S. Car Sales Beat All Expectations In 2016

Car dealers pushed the year’s total sales to a record 17.55 million cars and light trucks — and beat all analysts' expectations.

Car dealers pushed the year’s total sales to a record 17.55 million cars and light trucks — and beat all analysts' expectations — a feat considered unlikely just six months earlier. 2016 was the seventh year of growth in a row thanks to aggressive discounting and burgeoning U.S. consumer confidence, according to Bloomberg.

U.S. light vehicle sales by manufacturer in 2016 and YoY change (analysts’ expect. vs actual, in p.p.)


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