美国汽车滞销可能在下半年打压石化产品需求

据ICIS网站7月10日消息 美国新车销售的滞后可能会在今年剩余时间内打压石化产品的需求，但一家行业协会对销售数据的分析表明，如果整体经济好转，市场可能会更快复苏。

美国新车销量已经落后于前几年的水平，爆发的冠状病毒导致大多数北美汽车制造商在3月中旬闲置了装配厂，导致4月份轻型汽车销量下降了45%。

6月份的轻型车销量较上月增长7%，但与去年同期相比下降了24%。

到2020年上半年，销售额与2019年上半年相比下降了23.1%。

美国全国汽车经销商协会（NADA）对第二季度销售数据的回顾发现，汽车销量的下降与零售额的下降趋势之间存在很大差距。

5月份，车队销量同比下降72%，而零售额仅下降17%。

6月份车队销量同比下降73%，而零售额仅下降6%。

车队销售是指以折扣价出售给公司、租车公司、公用事业公司和政府机构的车辆。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

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Slow return of US auto demand likely to weigh on chemical markets in H2

Lagging sales of new automobiles in the US is likely to weigh on demand for petrochemicals through the remainder of theyear, but an analysis of sales data by an industry association suggests that the market could recover more quickly if theoverall economy improves.

Sales of new automobiles in the US were already trailing previous years’ levels when the outbreak of the coronaviruscaused most North American automakers to idle their assembly plants in mid-March, which contributed to a 45% decrease inlight vehicle sales in April.

New light-vehicle sales in June improved by 7% compared with the previous month but were down by 24% compared with thesame month a year ago.Through the first half of 2020, sales were down by 23.1% compared with the first half of 2019.

A review of sales data in the second quarter by The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) found a wide gapbetween the decreases in fleet sales and the downward trend in retail sales.

Fleet sales were down year on year by a 72% in May while retail sales only fell by 17%.

June fleet sales were down year on year by 73% while retail sales were off by only 6%.

Fleet sales are vehicles sold to corporations, rental car firms, utility companies, and government agencies, typically ata discount.