North American Auto Assemblies Gain Ground in November

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North American auto assemblies pushed higher in November, expanding for the second straight month as they recover from the lowest monthly total year-to-date in September. November’s production total was up 4.1% sequentially, but was still down 8.7% year on year.

David Schollaert

David Schollaert is deputy editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. He can be contacted at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.

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