Northern Ohio auto sales continue to bounce back
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Northern Ohio auto sales continue to bounce back from pandemic-driven lows of a year ago, though inventory issues are affecting the market.
The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association on Wednesday, June 2, reported that franchised new-vehicle dealers in 21 counties sold 22,872 vehicles in May, an increase of 39.3% from 16,421 in May 2020, when the economy was taking some initial steps to reopen after the pandemic severely curtailed consumer activity.
For the year to date, sales of new vehicles are up 26.6%, to 109,481 from 86,501 from the January-to-May period of 2020. Sales continue to outpace even pre-pandemic levels, said Louis A. Vitantonio, president of the association, in a statement. The association represents more than 250 franchised auto dealers.
Ohio s COVID-19 case rate moves closer to reopening target
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The COVID-19 case rate in Ohio declined again Thursday as the state reported 140.2 infections per 100,000 residents, which puts Ohio one step closer to a case rate of 50 that would prompt Gov. Mike DeWine to end all health orders.
The case rate fell by 9.9% this week after Ohio reported a case rate of 155.6 last week, and it has now declined for three consecutive weeks. The rate was 200 on April 15 and 185.8 on April 22.
Five Ohio counties continued to report case rates above 200: Lucas (249.1), Cuyahoga (216.1), Defiance (212.7), Adams (209.4) and Belmont (203.0).
Seven Ohio counties are now reporting case rates beow the reopening metric: Washington (46.7), Vinton (45.9), Tuscarawas (42.4), Coshocton (35.5), Carroll (26.0), Noble (20.8) and Morgan (20.7). The DeWine administration has said the health orders will not be lifted in counties that fall below the rate until the statewide metric drop
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