Affordability tops concerns for NADA's Welch

Peter Welch — Peter Welch: "This analysis confirms that broad Section 232 tariffs on autos and auto parts still present the biggest trade-policy threat to consumers and the U.S. economy." (GLENN TRIEST)

January 15, 2019 10:11 PM

DETROIT — Average American consumers getting priced out of the new-vehicle market is "probably the biggest thing" that Peter Welch worries about, the CEO of the National Automobile Dealers Association said Tuesday at the Automotive News World Congress here.

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