Here’s What Will Separate the Auto Leaders and Laggards in 2018

  • U.S. car market begins the year with meager growth in January
  • Trucks and SUVs reign, but some sedans still holding strong
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It’s hard to fathom a clearer case of the haves and have nots than the U.S. auto market in January.

Among the eight major carmakers that are part of Bloomberg News’s monthly survey of analysts, there was a nearly even divide between those that beat or missed estimates for January sales. Companies were equally split reporting an up or down month.