Long-term sales in North America are not expected to get back to pre-pandemic 2019’s total of 20.2 million units until 2028, as, among other reasons, demand will be negatively impacted by relatively higher prices – further influenced by acceleration in the transition to battery-electric vehicles – and lower replacement rates. The long-term outlook for production is a slightly different story, as increased capacity will boost production back to pre-pandemic levels by 2025.

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