Onslaught of Sales Promotions Points Toward An Impending Manufacturing Slowdown
Oil prices are skyrocketing with more force than the U.S. space shuttle program, prompting a truck supplier to offer a new giveaway. But observers think todays hot summer deals will do little to keep purchases from cooling off tomorrow.
Just after General Motors Corp. had a successful run of its employee discount campaign, Navistar International, the parent company of International Truck and Engine Corp., thinks giving away free fuel is the ticket to selling more commercial trucks.