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According to the NADA, "2016 has been an excellent year for the auto industry as we end with about 17.5 million new-car sales." NADA Chairman, Jeff Carlson said,  "It seems timing is on our side. In the regulatory and legislative arenas, NADA continued to hold its defensive line with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's intrusion into our business. We worked hard to gain traction for the critical Senate Bill 2663, which aims to curb the CFPB's regulatory overreach.

General Motors will begin testing a wireless charging system for electric vehicles built by Watertown-based >WiTricity, the startup announced Tuesday.  The MIT-born company's prototype technology allows an electric car owner to place a charging pad on the floor of the garage and recharge a vehicle just by parking over it. The system could also be installed underneath the pavement of parking lots.

Interesting Observations from recent New England Auto Sales figures

1) The market is down again this month (OCT) 3-4 mo's in a row, but only a little over 2% down YTD!  Still we are spoiled by last year's excellent results.  This is a real downer for them even tho' it's a marginal decline;

2) DOMESTICS outpacing IMPORTS (read, Japanese)

3)  Some notables are up; Jag, Volvo, Mitsu, but all from "small #'s"; and