1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg surveillance. One of the stories that haven't 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: gotten a lot of inc is how poorly the Republicans 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: are doing on fundraising for congressional Canada. The political environment 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: is awful, and I think this is one of the 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: things dragging market stop. When people say the market spotting 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: out to me, that implies we'll have a big seal 7 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: rebound and that I don't see Bloomberg surveillance. Your link 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: to the world of economics, finance, and investment on Bloomberg Radio. 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Good Morning at eight o'clock on Wall Street. Michael McKee, 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: Francine Lakhi is sitting in this hour for Tom Keene. 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: Where in the world is Tom Keane? We told you 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: yesterday he's somewhere where they take dollars today are second 13 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: hint is that there may be sand between his toes. 14 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: Will let everybody try to figure out where Tom is, 15 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: whether or not it is because Tom is not here. 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: But we are seeing markets pointing to a higher open. 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: SMP features up four point, it's right now two tenths 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: two times gain for Dow futures as well. They're up 19 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: forty two. In Europe, the stock six is up by 20 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: a point that is four tenths of a per cent. 21 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: We're going to take a look at some of the 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: earnings that are out this morning. A number of companies reporting, 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: Proctor and Gamble earnings top analyst estimates, uh Eli, Lily earnings, 24 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: DuPont earnings all topping analysts estimates. One that came in 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: a little bit lighter than forecast, at least on a 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: sales pace, is Fiat Chrysler. Over in Europe. Eta McAuley 27 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: is joining us now to talk a little bit about 28 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: the auto industry and what it looks like out there. 29 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: He is with a city Global Markets and covers the 30 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: auto industry. Good morning to you. Good morning, uh Fiat, 31 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: I mean yesterday GM, you know comes in and and 32 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: and looks good. Fiat every month they beat in terms 33 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: of sales, but we're looking for them to be able 34 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: to translate that into profit. Yeah. I I don't come 35 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: to them and actually have approve of that to stick 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: on that issue or so. Can't comment on the earnings 37 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: this morning, but certainly I think you mentioned GM last 38 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: week having another strong earnings, and you know you're the 39 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: stock and GM that's been trading. Is if the autocycle 40 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: globally is about to end, and yet they do nearly 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: a ten percent margine North America in the first quarter 42 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: and what was not a very easy market when at 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: the unused car pricing which came under pressure. And think 44 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: about South America where their sales were down about and 45 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: losses now significantly. So some of these companies on the 46 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: DM are showing, um, you know, very different behavior on 47 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: earnings perspective relative to maybe what they once were. Uh. 48 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: Where is GM doing it? Uh? You know they they've 49 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: introduced a lot of new stuff. Is that it that 50 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: people like their new cars or is it Mary Baris 51 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: management that is has changed things. I think it's both. 52 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: I think they've been very proactive and structuring on the 53 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: performing operations in the past few years. Uh, you're taking 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: brands out of Europe one example of shutting down some 55 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: capacity globally. But one thing that's really overlooked here in 56 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: the US. You know, you hear a lot of talk 57 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: about the peak of the cycle, can sargo higher? I 58 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: think one of the areas that the street is really 59 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: missing is a fundamental supply demand imbalance in the all 60 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: important pickup trucks. From the pickup truck segments where the 61 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: core profits center is um you know, there's not a 62 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: ton of competition like an other segments in this segment 63 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: is performing very well and that's helping their margins. And 64 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: we don't think it's just some housing explanation or a 65 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: kind of world place explanation, but rather a real supply 66 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: demand imbalance that's been enough frankly overlooked out there. It 67 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: I talked to us a little bit about the sweet spot, right, 68 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: and you firmly believe that GM and ford have a 69 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,559 Speaker 1: market share edge in the coming years because they precisely 70 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: are in this sweet spot. Yes, yes, correctly, So you know, 71 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: we do have imbalances. There are pressures and in cars segments. 72 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: I talked about the pressures that's on uth car segments, 73 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: but both GM and FORDA are very strong in the 74 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: pickup truck and suv segments, which have been strong in 75 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: the question I think people have to ask buttally in 76 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: the pickup truck segmented that just some sort of a 77 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: fluke because of oil or housing, or is something else 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: And we firmly believe and have for many years that 79 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: it's it's something else. That is a supply demanding balance 80 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: that that's been out there. And you know, here's a 81 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: segment that again does not have a ton of competition, 82 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: is has a fairly good loyalty UM. So we think 83 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: globally pickup truck is actually a very attractive segment UM 84 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: and and there's a stile a fair amount of demand 85 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: out there as we've been seeing in the in the numbers. 86 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: And I think we think about big picture what's happening 87 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: in the transformation of the auto industry. You know, we've 88 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: written to me about economists driving you ride sharing, and 89 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: I think having a core pickup truck franchise that they 90 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: might be less prone to some of these disruptions or 91 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: transformation is another advantage that could let these companies actually 92 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: pursue some of these opportunities in autonomous and ride sharing 93 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: as opposed to perhaps being feel threatened by them because 94 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: they have this court business generating very strong profits. I'm 95 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: going to throw you a little bit the curve ball 96 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: because I came into the newsroom this morning. It was 97 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: very early for our listeners in the US, and I 98 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: saw the Mitsubishi and He's right, Mietsubishi motors and proper 99 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: mileage tests date back in the first thing that I 100 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: thought of is, Wow, we weren't even looking at emissions 101 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: back then, right, it was all about fuel efficiency and 102 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: how can we be sure that this does not and 103 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: will not affect other carmakers worldwide. So we'll just you 104 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: have to speak but back on kind of GM and 105 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: Ford particularly, I think it either always regulatory and you 106 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: know risks that are inherent in this industry, and we've 107 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: written in the past you have to kind of ask 108 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: this stuff, whether it's any issue out there is sort 109 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: of a legality issue or just maybe a car company 110 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,559 Speaker 1: trying to lawfully um, you know, get the best ratings 111 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: are out there, so we have to constantly watch. UM. 112 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: I think it's a question that a lot of the automakers, 113 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: the including GM and Ford, have have been asked upon, uh, 114 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: you know, very frequently by analysts and media. UM and UM. 115 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: You know kind of have to kind of watch this situation. 116 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: But you know, it is an industry that has a 117 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: lot of these types of the events we've seen be 118 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: calls in the past. If you know, UM and uh 119 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: you kind of you know, kind of have the common 120 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: monitor and value each situation kind of case by case. 121 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: We're talking with Et McAuley of City about the auto 122 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: industry here on Bloomberg Surveillance, brought to you by Clone 123 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: Resnick Accounting Tax Advisory. It can be hard to navigate 124 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: through economic uncertainty. Your business needs industry insight and transformative 125 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: advice to drive it forward. Find out why at Reisnick 126 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: dot com we are still to hear it from Ford. Uh. 127 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: This has been a company that kind of took a 128 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: pause to retool. Where are they now in that process? Sure? Yeah, 129 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: so so forward. You know, I think like GM is 130 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: enjoying pricing gains and SUVs and and some pickup trucks 131 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: as well. You don't think we have reasons we think 132 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: GM isn't a bit of a sweeter spot in the 133 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: product cycle currently in Ford. You know, GM is launching 134 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: the Cruise and Malibu vehicles that have not had a 135 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: redesign in a very long time. So I tend to 136 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: create a bit of an easier comparisons in terms of 137 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: kind of year VI your profits. Um. You know Ford 138 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: is not quite at that sweet spot themselves, but they too, 139 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: like GM, are enjoying the kind of benefits of pickup 140 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: and suv strength. Uh. And also they've they've been doing 141 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: better in Europe as well. You know, It's funny because 142 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: of these companies UM, people tend to look at them as, 143 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: oh gosh, are the over earning because of the strength 144 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: in North America. But it's a born to remember that 145 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: Europe is still kind of coming out of a recession 146 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: and these companies have been losing money. Now you're seeing 147 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: those losses narrow UM. There are other regions in the Asia, 148 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: except of course South America has been very weak that 149 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: they are kind of arguably under earning UM. It's support 150 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: and doing some of these tail winds as well, but 151 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: we think that from a product cycle positioning, it's awesome. 152 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: In some of the mobility aspects, we think GM probably 153 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: is ahead of FORD UM and and and it's kind 154 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: of it's the expressed on in our in our ratings approaches. 155 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: All well. Continue with France thought about regulation in mark 156 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: fields over in China, saying this week that we're seeing 157 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: much more regulative regulation of the auto industries, and especially 158 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: with the idea of UM climate change and fighting that 159 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: he's expecting much more. How much is that gonna hurt 160 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: profits going forward? You know, it took question. It's hard 161 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: to tell me. I think regulations have always been around 162 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: the auto industry, and you know, you think about the 163 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: recall activity in the last couple of years that began 164 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: with GM. There's a lot of concern back there and 165 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: then back then that you know, what's gonna happen to margins. 166 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: It's called companies have to start recalling more and more vehicles, 167 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: and they did in the past. And I would look 168 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: at again the margins of of GM and FORD. You know, 169 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: in the last year or so, North America still remaining 170 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: very strong. As we look at the auto industry, and 171 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: again there is there's a lot of regulation, a lot 172 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: of these issues and noise out there. For sure. As 173 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: we look a big picture at the auto industry, you know, 174 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: one of the irony is out there that there's a 175 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: lot of talk to gain about peak auto and regulations 176 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: all but the head winds. But we look at it, 177 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: we actually see a lot of uh profit potential in 178 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: the car being ahead of us. If you think about 179 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: your autonomous vehicles eventually potential leading to lower insurance, mobility, 180 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: network connect the car services. So I think probably one 181 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: of these potential kind of risk that are there are 182 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: very real. There's actually a laundry list out there of 183 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: very large new opportunities beyond the cycles. I think people 184 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: maybe a bit open. So what you're telling me is 185 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: that in three or four years you probably won't be 186 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: covering GM, or four you'll be covering Google. Right. If 187 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: you look at the autonomous drivers, driverless cars, then you 188 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: need some it's the tech player. You have to go 189 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: down that route unless you think there will be some 190 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: kind of joint venture between Google or whoever you know, 191 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: Facebook and Ford. Yeah, it's just to be a comment 192 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: on GM. I think one of the things and it's 193 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: a quick question that it makes you know some of 194 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: the automakers, and we've written that there will be probably 195 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: automaker winners and losers in this whole race for autonomous 196 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: and mobility networks. Again the races for but we think 197 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: are very large pools of profits that they're sitting out 198 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: there in autonomous mobility networks. But one thing that does 199 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: get some, not all, but some automakers an advantage that 200 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: there is a regulatory framework and there is a need 201 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: for a lot of data. To think about what what 202 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: GM did or announced in January with with Mobile I 203 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: to begin to do crowdsource map being to be able 204 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: to collect a lot of data for driving little paths 205 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: in order to you know, actually teach the vehicles how 206 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: to become better self driving cars in the future. And 207 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: I think in order to launch one of these drive 208 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: list networks, and given again to your question before about regulations, 209 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: which are very real of course, UM, I think some 210 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: of the large companies can leverage their size and scale 211 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: UM and and of course some of their technology partners 212 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: and and and so on to be able to collect 213 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: more and better data to perhaps skin an early mover advantage. 214 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 1: And again to look at GM, and this now goes 215 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: through for four two in some of the states that 216 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: we think will begin to launch these types of drive 217 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: list networks, like perhaps California, New York. The market chair 218 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: these two companies GM and Ford's is left in their 219 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: national shares, but complet the opportunity. We gotta leave it 220 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: there for a moment. We'll come back with the Taba 221 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: College from City. Continue talking about the auto industry here 222 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: on Bloomberg. First, we've got to check in with Michael 223 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: Barr and get the latest world in national headlines. Michael, Mike, 224 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Today in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania 225 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: and Island are holding presidential primaries. 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He was ten yield at one 259 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: point nine to per cent and on the US economic 260 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: front of eight thirty durable goods orders at five market 261 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: U S Services p m I and at ten o'clock 262 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: consumer confidence and Richmond fed after Develo's night, Canadian National 263 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: cut its full year forecast, DuPont operating EPs view was 264 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: above estimates, and Pioneer Natural boost of sixteen production growth views. 265 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: Some of your earnings highlights this morning, world Pool missed, Spirit, 266 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: Airlines three, m lckyed, Martin and Ryder beat Eli, Lillian Parker, 267 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: Haniffin raised sixteen and just DPS forecast and coach Brock 268 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: and Gamble and jet Blue EPs all beat estimates and 269 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: other news. 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Mike and 279 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: Francine Karen, Thank you very much. Et McAuley, as director 280 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: of US Autos and Auto Parts of City Investment Research, 281 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: We've been talking about Ford and General motives for it 282 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: to do out two days from now. General Mortors had 283 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: a reasonably good corner. Uh. The last quarter story caught 284 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: my eye eteen that I just have to ask about. Uh, 285 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: and it's uh, it does involve Ford, but this is 286 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: about Tesla. Uh. Ford apparently paid essentially two hundred thousand 287 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: dollars one nine hundred fifty dollars to buy one of 288 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: the first story sport utility vehicles made by Tesla. Why 289 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: would they spend so much money to get their hands 290 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: on one? Uh? Is there something that they're afraid of 291 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: here that they need to see? What's in this thing? Uh? Yeah. Actually, 292 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: I think constitsifically on on on kind of active and news. 293 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: But I think it's just factual knowledge that you know, 294 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: in the past, companies tend to, you know, always look 295 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: at this, see what other technologies look like, and you 296 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: know there's tear downs and things that that they're very 297 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: kind of common knowledge and in the industry. So uh yeah, 298 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: I'm not not gonna be aware of what's happened and 299 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: but but yeah, I mean, I think from Ford and 300 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: GM perspective, UM, you know, the the things that you're 301 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: looking at other technologies and it's sort of common practice 302 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: in the industry. Are they close to their own electric vehicles? 303 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean, for an, I think idea is shown a 304 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: electric car the other Ford focus you know what I 305 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: think now about a hundred miles of range, you know, 306 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: and General Motors with the Chevrolet both with the b 307 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: um you know later this year will launch the first 308 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: two hundred mile over two hundred mile electric car UM, 309 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, depending if you know the price, depending if 310 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: you're using the federal credits or not, in the kind 311 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: of high thirty thousand or thirty thousand dollar range. Uh So, 312 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: I think I think, I think GM has been ahead 313 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: and you know a forward as well in terms of 314 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: the kind of you know, two hundred plus electric electric 315 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: gut car UM. You know. Chevy also has the Vault 316 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: with the v that is sort of fifty plus mile 317 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: plug in electric vehicle that has a range extender for 318 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: you know, three to four miles I believe of total range. UM. 319 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: You were talking about the auto cycle and how this 320 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: is different to other cycles. Can we ever go back 321 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: to the way it previously was. You write that fundamentally 322 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: two things have changed from past cycles. Yeah, I know, 323 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: it's the great question I think they have in cars 324 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: are lasting a lot longer, so it's created a difficulty 325 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: for forecasters to understand and know when we go through 326 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: you through a real replacement cycle. And then then the 327 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: other change is a bit more complex that we've seen 328 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: more rapid movement in density kind of ratio of cars 329 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: per household, which declined in the O we donnine recession, 330 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: and it has increased in the last two years, and 331 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: that can create a little tiny change in that ratio 332 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: can create big changes in auto sales as you could imagine. 333 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: Our our vue though, has been that you know, we 334 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: still think a lot of the placement cycle of scraps 335 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: cycle is ahead of us, just based on analytics we've 336 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: done on the age of the fleet and when we 337 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: believe in this new day and age of longer lasting 338 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: cars cars when cars actually do become scraps, which is 339 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: why you know, our view has been for a while 340 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: that we think we can be in kind of mid 341 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: seventeen million or so sorr um. You know, through through 342 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: thine is probably the peak here what do you mean 343 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: by So let's just go back to density, because I 344 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: think you make a very important point. The density factor 345 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: is very important because you know in your notes you 346 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: say one percent decline and density means that basically one 347 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: million less cars will be sold. Will ever go back up? 348 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: Or how do you explain the splip? Yeah? I know 349 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: it before oh eight, Um, car density in the US 350 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 1: is either flat or increasing. I think of a lot 351 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: of people. Uh miss an O eight oh nine. Let's 352 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: really shook the industry. So for the first time, the 353 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: ratio of cars per household began to decline. What that 354 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: means on the ground as we were scrapping more vehicles 355 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: and we were replacing and it took years of that 356 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: ratio to stabilize, and then in the last few years 357 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: it's begun to go back up. You know, we run 358 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: a density and proprietary density survey city. We literally go 359 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: out to thousands of consumers a few times a year 360 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: when we asked them, you know, how many cars perhapsle 361 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: do you have today? How many might you have in 362 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: two years and then tell us why. Our latest survey, 363 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: which we ran around I think mid March, showed uh, 364 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: you know kind of unchanged dynamics versus our survey back 365 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: in November. We're just to say pretty flat and stable 366 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: outlook for for densities. So you know, we don't think 367 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: that we're going to go continue to go back up up, 368 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: you know, too too much. UM. But we think it's 369 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: relatively stable now because they want to fund mental questions 370 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: in its industry in the last few years. And by 371 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: the way, it's gonna become an even more important question 372 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: when you think about right sharing and car sharing an 373 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: autonomous UM is how many cars per household do people 374 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: really want to have? UM. They's not a neat base 375 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: and want based. It's kind of a mixture of both UM, 376 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: and I think the best way to get at is 377 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: just to go out there, frankly and and ask and 378 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: collect a lot of data, which we've done so. Yeah. 379 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: That's so when we take the view of of kind 380 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: of a scrapped UM as well as our density survey 381 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: and put those together, we get to that kind of 382 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: mid seventeen million view through each McConnelly from City, thank 383 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: you very much for joining us this morning. Friend, You're 384 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: gonna have a lot of cars in your family, I'm 385 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: sure when when your kids get old enough, but you've 386 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: got a few years right, And I think in the 387 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: UK in general, especially when you live in central London, 388 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: our cars are smaller and we're trying probably to go 389 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: green more than in other countries. Yeah, I just say, 390 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: you know, give him an oyster card and let him 391 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: take two perfect, don't teach him to try. We'll talk 392 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: with Jadasara fakas H. He has the former Greek finance minister. 393 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: Of course, he's got a new book out and the 394 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: week suffer what they must. We'll find out what he 395 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: thinks of the Eurozone and its dealings with Greek. I 396 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: can only imagine at this point Future is moving higher. 397 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: SMP futures up by five points right now, dal Future 398 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: is up by forty three and Nasdaq futures are up 399 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: I seven. This is Bloomberg Surveillance on Bloomberg Radio Worldwide 400 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: coming up the with all due respect, highlight brought to 401 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: you by land Rover. 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