Issue calendar
The Clairmont Automotive Report
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Issue calendar
Highlighted dates have an issue. Grey dates do not. Use the arrows to change months.
Every issue in this archive, grouped by month, newest first.
November 2026
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026Honda put a date and a dollar figure on more U.S. hybrid capacity, Stellantis found a buyer for Brampton, the October sales pace cooled while used supply grew, and Car-Mart's lenders gave it three more days.
- Monday, November 9, 2026Mazda held its profit target, Mitsubishi lowered its outlook, wholesale used values edged up, and bank auto-loan rates rose as car-loan interest rules took effect.
- Saturday, November 7, 2026The Weekly Retread: This week’s priorities: get the tax conversation right, keep consent in the customer’s hands, and separate fewer deals from less income per deal. Here are the seven stories worth carrying forward.
- Friday, November 6, 2026Tesla planned to wind down Texas Cybertruck production, Toyota priced the RAV4 and Tundra, Group 1 reported softer F&I results, and financing costs kept adding up.
- Thursday, November 5, 2026Toyota raised its profit outlook, early Experian figures showed higher payments, product income led JM&A's F&I mix, and car-loan interest rules approached their effective date.
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026Honda posted its best October in six years, Mercedes delayed U.S. GLC production, Ally expanded its nonprime mix, and CPO shoppers still needed clearer explanations.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026Kia set another sales record, public dealers leaned more on service, CarMax paired lending growth with protection plans, and banks raised credit-score floors.
- Monday, November 2, 2026October sales forecasts diverged, GM settled driver-data claims, subprime loan pools showed more late payments, and Honda dealers faced more portal outages.
October 2026
- Friday, October 30, 2026Toyota lined up Waymo robotaxis, AutoNation reported fewer sales and lower F&I income per deal, Audi sought tariff relief, and Credit Acceptance reset its loss outlook.
- Thursday, October 29, 2026Honda dealers worked through a system outage, Ford raised its outlook, Carvana set another record, and the Fed held rates with two members favoring a hike.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026GM prepared for more hybrids, October sales forecasts pointed higher, Penske and Group 1 reported softer F&I results, and longer loans helped buyers manage payments.
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026New-car supply built unevenly, Asbury held F&I income per deal nearly steady, total losses exposed loan shortfalls, and interest costs kept climbing.