Automakers' New-vehicle Inventories Hold Steady at Start of August. Despite expectations of a typical summer slowdown, new-vehicle inventories in the U.S. have surprisingly remained relatively flat, dropping only 10,000 vehicles to a total of 2.94 million at the beginning of August, according to data firm Catalyst IQ. The stable inventory levels come as a welcome relief for car buyers and dealers, who had braced themselves for a potential shortage. However, the question remains whether this trend will continue, or if the industry will experience a typical summer dip as the back-to-school season approaches.
New-vehicle inventories in the U.S. remained mostly flat to begin August, dropping only 10,000 vehicles to 2.94 million, data firm Catalyst IQ said.
