(AMM) Hope, caution seen in auto outlook

CHICAGO 02 July 2009 21:16

The expected emergence of General Motors Corp. from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and late-summer plans by the Detroit-area Big Three automakers to restart assembly operations have led industry observers to hope for a better second half for cars and metals, but that may be tempered by more bankruptcies by auto parts suppliers, continued job losses and a retreat in consumer confidence.

U.S. car and light truck sales by the seven largest automakers were down 20.8 percent in June compared with a year earlier and first-half sales were off 36.1 percent from the same period in 2008, according to an AMM analysis.

The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate for vehicles in June came in at nearly 9.66...

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