The Labor Day holiday weekend puts upside to August’s anemic growth, and there could be optimism in the expected year-over-year gain in retail volume, which is more than offsetting weakness in fleet deliveries. However, even if demand in August outperforms the forecast, it won’t be enough to shake the market from the period of very slow growth it has been trending in since Q1-2023 – that could mean more inventory control measures in the form of production slowdowns or increased market incentives.

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