Retail
Edmunds Expects Third-Quarter New-Vehicle Sales to Slip 0.7% to 4.08 Million
The forecaster sees replacement demand holding the market up while financing costs and fuel prices weigh, a more cautious read than Cox Automotive's.
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By Dana Whitfield
Oct 3, 2026 · 2 min read
Edmunds said on Sept. 30 that it expects 4,080,755 new vehicles to be sold in the United States in the third quarter of 2026, a decline of 0.7% from the 4,110,388 sold in the same quarter of 2025 and 3.6% below the 4,232,059 sold in the second quarter of this year.
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Dana Whitfield
Leadership Editor
Dana reports on boards, succession and executive pay. She has interviewed more than 200 sitting chief executives.