據ICIS網站7月10日消息 美國新車銷售的滯后可能會在今年剩余時間內打壓石化產品的需求，但一家行業協會對銷售數據的分析表明，如果整體經濟好轉，市場可能會更快復蘇。

美國新車銷量已經落后于前幾年的水平，爆發的冠狀病毒導致大多數北美汽車制造商在3月中旬閑置了裝配廠，導致4月份輕型汽車銷量下降了45%。

6月份的輕型車銷量較上月增長7%，但與去年同期相比下降了24%。

到2020年上半年，銷售額與2019年上半年相比下降了23.1%。

美國全國汽車經銷商協會（NADA）對第二季度銷售數據的回顧發現，汽車銷量的下降與零售額的下降趨勢之間存在很大差距。

5月份，車隊銷量同比下降72%，而零售額僅下降17%。

6月份車隊銷量同比下降73%，而零售額僅下降6%。

車隊銷售是指以折扣價出售給公司、租車公司、公用事業公司和政府機構的車輛。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

Slow return of US auto demand likely to weigh on chemical markets in H2

Lagging sales of new automobiles in the US is likely to weigh on demand for petrochemicals through the remainder of theyear, but an analysis of sales data by an industry association suggests that the market could recover more quickly if theoverall economy improves.

Sales of new automobiles in the US were already trailing previous years’ levels when the outbreak of the coronaviruscaused most North American automakers to idle their assembly plants in mid-March, which contributed to a 45% decrease inlight vehicle sales in April.

New light-vehicle sales in June improved by 7% compared with the previous month but were down by 24% compared with thesame month a year ago.Through the first half of 2020, sales were down by 23.1% compared with the first half of 2019.

A review of sales data in the second quarter by The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) found a wide gapbetween the decreases in fleet sales and the downward trend in retail sales.

Fleet sales were down year on year by a 72% in May while retail sales only fell by 17%.

June fleet sales were down year on year by 73% while retail sales were off by only 6%.

Fleet sales are vehicles sold to corporations, rental car firms, utility companies, and government agencies, typically ata discount.