U.S. Car Dealerships See Slight Dip in Inventory as Summer Sales Slow Down. Despite expectations of a typical August surge in new vehicle sales, data from Catalyst IQ reveals that American car dealerships have maintained relatively stable inventory levels to start the month, with a modest decrease of just 10,000 vehicles. This marks the third consecutive month of relatively flat numbers, suggesting that demand may be leveling off as the summer sales season comes to a close. Experts will be watching closely to see if this trend continues, or if the usual August boost in sales will materialize in the coming weeks.
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.
