The Death and Rebirth of the Automotive Industry

THE DAND REBIRTH AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY US VEHICLE SALES (in MILLIONS) ELEVEN YEARS 17.4 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.0 16.9 16.4 13.5 II.8 10.6 AVERAGE AGE OF CARS ON THE ROAD 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 7A/2 AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME DRIVERS 7 77 7 KEEP THEIR NEW AND USED CARS 4½ YEARS JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 22 Gas Prices and Resale Values For every $l increase in the price per gallon of gas, the value of used compact cars rises an average of 8% to 12%. 8 TO 12% INCREASE +1 MILLION USED CARS ON THE MARKET LAST YEAR (2010) IN USED COMPACT CAR VALUES -4% 1. FROM 2009 2008 FORD FOCUS S KBB VALUES (35,000 MILES) 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS KBB VALUES (35,000 MILES) 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE KBB VALUES (35,000 MILES) MAY 2010: MAY 2011: MAY 2010: MAY 2011: MAY 2010: MAY 2011: $7,525 $9,600 $9,300 $10,700 $13,300 $17,950 INCREASE IN VALUE: $2,075 INCREASE IN VALUE: SI,40o INCREASE IN VALUE: $4,650 Minivan Segment Share of Industry Source: Polk 7.00% 6.00% 76% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% +2% 1.00% OVER 2009 0.00% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 APRIL CYTD 2010 PERCENTAGE OF CARS SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WERE MADE IN NORTH AMERICA INCREASE IN NEW CAR SALES, 2009-2010 INFOGRAPHIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY +19% Ford TKCARSITES CHRY SLER +17% .. created by oBizMedia.com ...........: +6.3% GM SOURCES: http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archive/us-vehicle-sales-production-improving.html#ixzzIMpeFG4PF |I| http://wardsauto.com/keydata/historical/UsaSaolsummary/ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ce669c4-1833-lleo-88c9-00144feab49a,sOl-I.html#axzzIMzqWXcPS || http://blog.polk.com/blog/blog-posts-by-tom-libby/ominous-trends-for-the-minivan-segment http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/autos/how-to-cash-in-on-rising-usedcar-prices-1304985313634/ DESIGN BY NATHAN ADAMS