Manipulated Markets by Faulty Media & Misunderstood May 2016 Auto Sales

Monthly auto sales were reported Wednesday that were confusing to the great majority of media and the market. Year-to-year comparisons were reported by individual auto makers for the month of May that were deeply short of the prior year result. Meanwhile, the annual pace of total auto and domestic auto sales was about unchanged due to an important seasonal adjustment. There was some confusion as a result, and major havoc in the financial markets, but that should be easy enough to clear up. The important economic note is that things were not as bad as were mostly reported by media or reflected by stocks; in fact, they were not bad at all. But auto stocks, the energy market, financials, and the total stock market were infected by this illness. The lesson for investors is to be cautious about buying into often faulty and intense reporter expression, especially when the data doesn’t make sense. Don’t panic and make quick decisions at the every whim of reporters who do not care about your money nearly as much as you do. See the whole story at Securities Manipulated by Faulty Media & Misunderstood May 2016 Auto Sales.

Automaker	May Sales Change Yr/Yr	06-01-16 Stock Change
Ford (NYSE: F)	-6.1%	-2.8%
General Motors (NYSE: GM)	-18%	-3.4%
Fiat Chrysler (NYSE: FCAU)	+0.9%	-1.8%
Toyota Motor Sales USA (NYSE: TM)	-9.6%	-0.1%
Honda Motor Corp. (NYSE: HMC)	-4.8%	-1.0%
VW Group of America (OTC: VLKAY)	-9.5%	-0.3%
Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)	+7.1%	-1.6%
Nissan North America (OTC: NSANY)	-1.0%	-0.3%
Mitsubishi Motors (OTC: MMTOF)	-5.7%	-1.0%

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