NADA: Auto Sales Lead Economic Growth

NEW YORK, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Low interest rates, high trade-in values and a slew of new vehicles arriving in dealer showrooms are helping auto sales lead economic growth, says Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

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Assisted by warm weather in many parts of the country, U.S. new-car and -truck sales have increased by 13 percent for both March and over the first quarter of 2012.

"With gasoline prices rising, small cars and mid-sized cars continue to be the two segments leading sales," Taylor said in an interview today at the NADA/IHS Automotive Forum in New York City. "If gasoline prices rise above $4.50 a gallon, the market is ready this year with many new small car offerings in adequate supply. That was not the case last year." 

With cars and trucks averaging nearly 11 years old, Taylor added that consumers are anxious to replace their aging vehicles.

The NADA Story

The NADA story began in 1917 when 30 auto dealers traveled to the nation's capital to convince Congress not to impose a luxury tax on the automobile. They successfully argued that the automobile is a necessity of American life, not a luxury. From that experience was born the National Automobile Dealers Association. Today, NADA represents nearly 16,000 new-car and -truck dealerships with 32,500 franchises, both domestic and international. For more information, visit www.nada.org.

SOURCE National Automobile Dealers Association

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