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Thursday, November 08, 2007
the Auto Retail Informer November 8, 2007
Auto Retail Informer Intro November 8, 2007
"But regarding specifically about our product lineup, our Toyota sales plan next year is expected to be higher than sales of this year and more concretely for the calendar next year we are planning to sell 3 million units in North America. And regarding the operating margin in North America it declined during two quarter so you're right by pointing out that it was below 4%. One factor that relates. . . compares second quarter against the first quarter this year is that in the second quarter the operating margin decreased because of the fact that in the first quarter LS increased substantially, the volume of LS was predominant whereas in the second quarter it was the Prius that accounted for the large volume there. And therefore there was that mix impact and
...To view the entire article: Automotive aftermarket industy week (part 2.) And GM 3Q earnings (11/08/07)
Let me just give you some of the "buzz" I caught while walking the floor and spending time with folks at the National Association of Collision Experts (NACE.) · A tough collision market. Accidents are up. But overall collision repair shop business is down, and shops are struggling. Many industry participants indicated insurance companies were declaring more vehicles totaled. · Keystone and LKQ likely gaining share. I found the difficult industry environment interesting since Keystone and LKQ's underlying (organic) sales trends have been really strong. Suggesting market share gains by these two newly merge
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