( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “do sales paperwork.” U.S. new-vehicle sales rose only slightly in the second quarter, despite larger discounts and slightly lower prices. [CutID: <Cuts> NEW-VEHICLE-SALES-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 29s Title: NEW-VEHICLE-SALES-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: do sales paperwork] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Analysts say inventories on dealer lots is building, especially for pickup trucks […]
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New-vehicle sales barely rose in Q2 amid still-high prices
( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “do sales paperwork.”
U.S. new-vehicle sales rose only slightly in the second quarter, despite larger discounts and slightly lower prices.
[CutID: <Cuts> NEW-VEHICLE-SALES-house-q-WEDam.mp3
Time: 29s
Title: NEW-VEHICLE-SALES-house-q-WEDam
Out-cue: do sales paperwork]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Analysts say inventories on dealer lots is building, especially for pickup trucks and other higher-priced vehicles.
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VERBATIM: Auto industry analysts predict that still-lower prices are coming and suggest buyers consider waiting for better deals. Overall, Motorintelligence.com says U.S. sales were up only 0.1% compared to a year ago, as still-high prices kept many potential buyers out of the market. Sales were crimped in late June, when cyberattacks knocked out software from CDK Global that dealerships use to do sales paperwork.