Fox Business
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Automakers Post Strong Sales in August

Details

  • Description

    FBN’s Adam Shapiro breaks down the stories moving the markets.

  • Duration 0:56
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Latest Video

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

-- Adam Shapiro.

This brings factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August his new orders production and employment all fell.

The institute for supply management's index fell short of estimates with a reading.

The 49 point six the index's employment component also dropped to its lowest level since November 2009.

Construction spending fell in July from June by the largest amount in -- year according to the Commerce Department spending slipped nine tenths of a percent.

US auto makers read that strong sales in August sales for General Motors were -- 10% on a year over year basis -- Rebounded from a 4 July with sales up 13% last month compared to a year ago.

And Chrysler topped estimates as sales rose 14% from last year marking that company's best August sales in five years.

That's the latest from the Fox Business Network always giving you the -- of crops.

Load More