Meanwhile, the stocks including those of GM and Ford remained in the red on Tuesday, reflecting the downbeat market sentiment triggered by tariff woes. The biggest loser was Tesla (TSLA), which failed to elicit investor confidence despite ramping up Model 3 production.
It is expected that besides political tensions, rising oil prices and the saturated market will drag sales in the coming months
Tesla (TSLA), which has been in the spotlight for the fuss over production deadlines, achieved more than 50% production growth in the second quarter for its mid-sized sedan Model 3, with output rising to 5,000 units per week towards the end of the quarter.
General Motors shipped a total of 758,376 vehicles during the quarter, marking a 4.6% increase from last year, on the strength of trucks and SUVs. Another contributor to GM’s growth was the Bolt electric car.
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With a market value that is second only to GM, Ford (F) surprised both investors and market watchers by posting a 1.2% growth in June sales to 230,635 units, contrary to expectations for a decline. As in the case of GM, trucks and SUVs did the magic for Ford.
Fiat Chrysler owes its above-consensus sales growth mostly to the company’s flagship brand Jeep. Overall, the Dodge maker sold 202,264 units in June, up 8% compared to last year.
The US sales of Japanese carmakers Toyota Motor (TM) and Honda (HMC) grew 3.6% and 4.8% respectively during June, while Nissan settled for a modest gain of just above 1%.