Preliminary sales data indicates that the boom times for auto manufacturers may have peaked and they are now in a plateau phase.

"Low interest rates, longer loan terms and increased leasing are helping consumers afford their monthly payments, which would be upwards of $550 per month on a traditional 60-month term," said Tim Fleming, analyst for Kelley Blue Book.  "As the price gap to late-model used cars increases, more shoppers may turn to the pre-owned market for their next vehicle, which could mark a big departure from the new-car sales growth the industry has seen during the past five years."

Year-over-year sales for big manufacturers increased, but month-to-month figures did not grow substantially. Ford saw a decline of 3%. GM saw a decline of 1.9%. Fiat/Chrysler managed to eke out a slight increase of 0.3%. Nissan reported gains of 1.2%. Honda saw an increase of 4.4%. Toyota reported a decline of 1.4%.

In many cases, the sales figures showed that while trucks were increasing, an overall lower rate of car sales hampered the major manufacturers. This has led to increased concern that sales overall are slowing and starting to plateau. Of course, we have seen many sales records set since the end of the great Recession of 2008, and any pull back from records may not be indicative of trouble for the industry as a whole.

The release of the latest figures triggered some selling in the sector. Ford, GM, and Chrysler were all down as of this writing.

When we query our systems for the auto industry today, we find the following data on the firms discussed above and a few other top companies. Complete data, including BUY/SELL/HOLD recommendations, are available at ValuEngine.com.
 

Here Is complete data on one of our top Auto stocks:|

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. (NSANY) manufactures and markets motor vehicles and parts. In North America, Nissan's operations include styling, engineering, manufacturing, sales, customer and corporate finance and industrial and textile equipment. Nissan in North America employs more than 20,000 people in the United States, Canada and Mexico and generates nearly 75,000 jobs through its 1,500 Nissan and Infinity dealerships across the continent.

ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on NISSAN ADR for 2016-08-01. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that NISSAN ADR has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and P/E Ratio.
 

Valuation & Rankings
Valuation	6.90% undervalued	Valuation Rank	59
1-M Forecast Return	0.71%	1-M Forecast Return Rank	92
12-M Return	3.80%	Momentum Rank	63
Sharpe Ratio	-0.08	Sharpe Ratio Rank	47
5-Y Avg Annual Return	-1.85%	5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank	48
Volatility	23.00%	Volatility Rank	69
Expected EPS Growth	-4.65%	EPS Growth Rank	17
Market Cap (billions)	44.46	Size Rank	98
Trailing P/E Ratio	7.62	Trailing P/E Rank	95
Forward P/E Ratio	8.00	Forward P/E Ratio Rank	90
PEG Ratio	n/a	PEG Ratio Rank	n/a
Price/Sales	0.44	Price/Sales Rank	84
Market/Book	1.07	Market/Book Rank	74
Beta	0.94	Beta Rank	49
Alpha	-0.03	Alpha Rank	49