The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) dropped two points this month, down to a reading of 91 for May. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have turned to a quarterly sales reporting schedule, moving away from the traditional monthly reporting […]
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Automotive MMI: Automakers Hope to Bounce Back Down First Quarter
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month, again coming in for an MMI value of 93. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales General Motors, which reports sales on a quarterly basis, reported it delivered 665,840 vehicles in the first quarter of 2019, “with […]
Automotive MMI: Auto Sector Awaits Trump Decision on Section 232 Report
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up one point this month, rising for an MMI value of 93. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales As noted in previous reports, General Motors last year announced a switch from monthly sales reports to quarterly reports. Fellow Big […]
Automotive MMI: Ford, Fiat Chrysler Start Strong in 2019
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month, sticking at a reading of 92. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales General Motors reported U.S. deliveries of 2.95 million vehicles in 2018, including more than 1 million crossovers, almost 974,000 pickup trucks and more […]
Automotive MMI: Politicians Pan GM Plant Closures, Workforce Reduction
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up one point for a December MMI reading of 95. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Sales General Motors reports sales numbers on a quarterly basis, rather than a monthly basis. The automaker reported sales fell 11% year over year in […]
Automotive MMI: Automakers See Average Transaction Price Surge
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell 2.1% this month, down to an MMI reading of 94 for November. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales It’s quarterly earnings reports season once again. Last week, General Motors reported its third-quarter earnings, posting third-quarter revenue of $38.5 billion, up 6.4% […]
Automotive MMI: Several Top Automakers Slump in September U.S. Sales
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month, holding for a reading of 96 for our October MMI. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales General Motors, which now reports sales on a quarterly basis, reported a Q3 year-over-year sales decline of 11%. “The U.S. […]
Automotive MMI: Fiat Chrysler, Ford Post August Sales Increases
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) dropped three points this month, falling for our reading of 96. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales August proved to be an uneven month for auto sales in the U.S. General Motors no longer publicly reports sales on a monthly basis, instead […]
Automotive MMI: Fiat Chrysler Sales Up in Overall Down Month For Automakers
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) retraced four points, hitting 99 for our August MMI reading. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales July was a down month for Ford, which saw its U.S. sales drop 3.1%. Ford car sales were down 27.7% year over year, and 15.7% in […]
Automotive MMI: Big Three Companies Post Sales Increases in June
The Automotive Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell one point this month for a July reading of 103. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Auto Sales Nonetheless, June was a good month for the top U.S. automakers. General Motors, which this year announced it would only report sales on a […]
