Consultant Michael Dunne counts 11 Chinese OEMs, 68 suppliers, 15 electric-vehicle tech companies, and 13 autonomous-vehicle companies with U.S. operations, mostly in California and Michigan.
Nissan appears to be the biggest loser. The automaker is projecting a full-year decline in global sales to 5.05 million units, down 3.6% from prior-year, with sales falling in every major market where Nissan does business.
The No.1 ad for the week of Feb. 3 touts the safety of the Subaru Forester, thanks to the DriverFocus feature that alerts drivers when their eyes aren’t on the road.
Germany led the market with sales of 108,839 electrified units, up 61% over 2018, followed by Norway (79,640); the U.K. (72,834), the Netherlands (66,957) and France (61,356).
