New-Vehicle Sales in February Anticipated to Jump 8.1%

New-vehicle sales in February 2016 are expected to jump 8.1% from a year ago, according to J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.

New-vehicle retail sales in February are projected to reach 1,046,700 units from 968,316 in February 2015, with the same number of selling days (24 days).

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for retail sales in February 2016 is expected to reach 13.9 million units, up significantly from 12.8 million units in February 2015 and the strongest retail SAAR in the month of February since 2002 (14.7 million).

Total light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 1,357,800, up from 1,255,769 from a year ago.

The SAAR for total sales is projected to reach 17.7 million units in February 2016, up 1.4 million units from 16.4 million a year ago and the highest rate since 2000 (18.9 million).

Category: General Update