"According to the consulting firm PwC, the global automotive industry generates about $400 billion a year in profits; about 41 percent of that — or about $164 b

"According to the consulting firm PwC, the global automotive industry generates about $400 billion a year in profits; about 41 percent of that — or about $164 billion — comes from new vehicle sales." From another NYT article -- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/business/automakers-prepare-america-fewer-cars.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/business/automakers-prepa...