Research Guides: Transportation Industries: Automotive Industry

Industry Metrics

SAAR - Seasonally adjusted annual rate of vehicle sales - Annual SAAR is an adjustment of sales data to account for seasonal changes in demand and production. Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Monthly Sales - Companies report their unadjusted sales numbers at the end of each month. This data is available in the Wall Street Journal.

Days' Supply of Inventory - Current inventory is divided by average daily sales.

Getting Started with Automobile Industry Research

Trends in the automotive industry can be found in reports from KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and Strategy& (from PwC).

For data use Ward's Automotive Yearbook. Reference 2nd Floor - HD 9710 .U5 W3

Industry Surveys, Statistics & Overviews

REPORTS/SURVEYS: LIBRARY DATABASES

Fitch Solutions BMI (formerly FitchConnect)
Industry profiles, country risk assessment, economic and political analysis, financial market reports, and company profiles with SWOT analysis. Covers 20+ industry sectors in 200+ global markets.
IBISWorld
IBISWorld provides industry analysis for over 700 U.S. industries and hundreds of global industry reports.
Passport (Euromonitor)
(Baruch & CUNY SPS users only) Global market research database covering over 200 countries and 17 economic regional groups. Provides statistics (including forecast data via the Interactive Statistical Database), strategic analysis, reports, profiles and breaking news on industries, countries, companies, and consumers worldwide.
S&P NetAdvantage
-Click on the "Research" tab on top of the screen-In the "keyword" search box, type: automobile-In the "Report type" search box, select "Industry Overviews-Click "Search"-Select the "Automobile Manufacturers" Industry Overview
Value Line
Company ratings and reports with over 10 years of historical data including sales, profits, and earnings per share. Reports include share price projections and a financial forecast.

REPORTS/SURVEYS: OTHER SOURCES

National Automotive Dealers Association: Data