With dealerships flooded and closed, and thousands of consumers homeless, Harvey is expected to dent U.S. light-vehicle sales for August and will likely dampen industry deliveries into next month, analysts say.
But many of the lost sales will be recouped down the road as the region recovers and some vehicles will be replaced, analysts say. …
Forecasts from LMC Automotive, Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book called for light-vehicle sales to rise about 1 percent from August 2016. That would be the first increase since December, though it’s more a reflection of August having one more selling day this year than an increase in demand.
