After February sales rose to a 15.8-million-unit seasonally adjusted annual rate from January’s 10-month-low 15.0 million, the initial outlook for March is a SAAR of 15.9 million, which would put Q1-2024 at 15.6 million. However, with automakers getting more aggressive with incentives, and some looking to control rising inventory, there is upside to the March outlook.

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