About this episode

The episode discusses key automotive stories of the week and features an interview with J.D. Power's Robert Karwel on sales and pricing trends.

USMCA uncertainty; Subaru’s Solterra price cut; and sub deal lacks auto. Plus, J.D. Power Canada Director of OEM Solutions Robert Karwel talks first-half sales, pricing, leasing, incentives and more.

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Guest: Robert Karwel

Topics covered

• automotive sales
• pricing strategies
• incentives
• USMCA
• Subaru Solterra
• market analysis

Keywords

• automotive news
• sales
• pricing
• incentives
• Subaru Solterra
• USMCA
• market trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: J.D. Power, Subaru

Places: USMCA

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