The new Trump administration has unsettled the auto industry. Threats to renegotiate or pull out of NAFTA, diplomatic disputes with Mexico, and Trump’s hotly-contested immigration order are just a few of the areas of concern.
In Manheim’s 2017 Used Car Market Report, Tom Webb, chief economist for Cox Automotive, reassuringly says, “… although there is looming uncertainty about the economic climate in 2017, the prospects are still good that the seven-year recovery in the automotive industry will continue.”
Senior editor Mark Boada writes about crash-avoidance technology in his column. What could go wrong? Driver complacency. He says, “…drivers can become less vigilant and pay less attention when they believe their safety equipment is doing all the work.”
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
