High prices cause auto sales to stall in Q3

The trend: Automakers are bracing for another year of mediocre results as 2024 enters its final stretch.

  • Q3 new car sales fell 2.1% year over year (YoY), per a Cox Automotive forecast.
  • That’s right in the middle of Edmunds’ report of a 2.3% YoY decline and Wards Intelligence’s 1.9% YoY decline.