Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta says it is better to limit orders to what can be delivered in a timely manner rather than to potentially aggravate Ariya customers by making them wait too long.

Instead of joining other public retailers making splashy deals here, the retailer's head is looking across the Pacific.

Jack Hollis, head of sales for Toyota Motor North America, says dealership inventory levels won't be able to grow at all until perhaps the third quarter of 2023, and are unlikely to ever return to their pre-pandemic levels.

Project ETA is aimed at giving Toyota customers who order their vehicles a more precise view of where they are after they roll off the line.

U.S. light-vehicle sales, hampered by lean stockpiles and chronic parts shortages, declined by double-digits in June, capping a weaker second quarter and first half. The SAAR tallied 13.22 million last month, the second lowest pace of the year. Lights trucks drove Ford to a 1.8 percent gain in the second quarter and a 32 percent June surge, ending a streak of monthly declines at the Ford brand and Lincoln.