…and autos combined account for almost a constant share of PCE.. Looked at another way, the number of cars and light trucks on the road per household has stagnated since…

…states will retain the right to mandate the purchase of health insurance (e.g., “Massachusetts’s “Romneycare”), and of auto insurance, and of broccoli, and of gym memberships. Don’t underestimate the impact…

…auto emissions and takes cars off our congested roads. We fought hard to include this provision in the bill so that transit riders can enjoy the same benefits as drivers….

…blog. The key paragraphs of the Economist post are: The purpose of Mr Romney’s op-ed is to clarify his position on the auto bail-out ahead of Michigan’s primary on February…

…sense of humor and will add such to Angry Bear. Jazzbumpa is retired from a product development career in the auto industry. His education is in chemistry, but he did…

…difficult for the US economy to actually ENTER a contractionary phase right now, since the cyclical forces that normally drag the US into recession – inventories, auto sales, and housing…

…+2.1% in the first. Some of the drag to consumption will bounce back in the third quarter, as auto sales and the supply chain disruptions dissipate – durable goods decreased…

…actually seeing demand destruction, no one seems to recognize it. Yes, much of the May drop in auto sales was due to supply chain interruptions. But the bulk of the…

…growth may be lackluster on auto sales (H/T spencer) – durables consumption accounted for half of the quarterly growth rate in consumption (0.66% contribution to total GDP quarterly growth). Government…

…decreased 1.5 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 3.6 percent. We know that the auto industrial production print was influenced by the supply chain disruptions stemming from the Japanese earthquake….