Predicting SAAR, Deconstructing SAAR

Mike Smitka As an economist, I avoid the prediction game. I am also wary of reading much into a single month's data. What an economist c...

Auto Recovery, yes ... but as for the rest

by mike smitka The US recovery continues at a snail's pace; the auto industry is doing better. The rise in the SAAR [seasonally adjusted...

Data update: November 2013

Here are assorted data for your perusal – unfortunately due to the government shutdown data releases are delayed or (for certain data) a mon...

GM, and Ford – Onward and Upward?

As of this writing, the stock price of General Motors closed at almost $37.00, while Ford closed at about $17.   Both announced strong seco...

No More Clanging Clunkers, No More Sales

Mike Smitka W hat, now that the clunkers program has clanged to a close? In a couple days we'll see what total August sales were like – ...