Strong August US car sales so far
- Fiat Chrysler earlier announced that sales rose 1.7% compared to -1.2% estimated
- GM sales down 0.7% vs -2.6% expected
- Ford August US light vehicle sales +5.6% vs -0.2% estimated
- Honda US sales down 6.9% vs 7.0% est
Upbeat auto sales are a sign that the US economy was chugging along just fine
