It will be especially challenging for Tesla as it desperately tries to rack up more quarterly profits after having one in the third quarter, and it faces an onslaught of competitors in the next couple of years.

Michelle Krebs

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We don't think that there are companies that are going to just close their plants in New Mexico and move to the United States, we think that in many cases they'll just pay the penalties and keep doing what they're doing.

It is important for United Auto Workers to nab one of the plants to rebuild membership as well as clout.

If all the plants were UAW represented, United Auto Workers'd hav... by Michelle Krebs

If all the plants were UAW represented, United Auto Workers'd have more power over the automakers.

There's been talk of consolidation for a long time, it's not surp... by Michelle Krebs

There's been talk of consolidation for a long time, it's not surprising it comes now.

We are in a post-peak era where Fiat Chrysler US sales have hit r... by Michelle Krebs

We are in a post-peak era where Fiat Chrysler US sales have hit records then come down a bit.

The biggest mystery in all of this is where does Nissan fit. by Michelle Krebs

The biggest mystery in all of this is where does Nissan fit.

It's going to be a pretty long runway. by Michelle Krebs

It's going to be a pretty long runway.

There are becoming fewer and fewer new vehicles in that $ 20,000... by Michelle Krebs

There are becoming fewer and fewer new vehicles in that $ 20,000 or under category.

I can't tell you how many buyers don't even know Chevy is part of General Motors or Lexus is part of Toyota.

The chips are still the wild card for this year.

SUV buyers are going to buy SUVs, so is there another SUV EV that's coming when their lease is up ?

It's going to take time to fill the pipeline.

Buyers are holding off because they can't find what they want on the lot and prices are record high.

It could have been so much stronger. The story is inventory, it has really plummeted.

The auto industry is a perfect illustration of the K-shaped recovery.

When you look back to where we were in March and how dismal things looked, it's incredible how strong the year ended.