Global industry intelligenceWeek ending 18 September 2026

Auto Manufacturers

For the week ending 18 September 2026, Auto Manufacturers declined 0.40% with 80 advancing, 110 declining, and 6 unchanged constituents.

Industry positioning postureDefensive posture

The weight of trend, participation and relative evidence favours capital protection over new exposure.

Industry evidence score30/100Defensive

Index value1032.97

Weekly return-0.40%

Measured equities196

Sibling rank21 of 23

Parent sectorConsumer CyclicalOpen the complete sector intelligence page

156 completed weeks

Auto Manufacturers trend architecture

Price, Activity Lines, Trend Line and current Fair Value, with the recognized architecture behind each completed week.

ArchitectureDownward Expansion Index vs Trend-7.1% 13-week persistence-4.6% Advancing participation41%

Index Value Trend Line Fair Value Activity Lines Constructive Transition Defensive

Positioning and relative evidence

Is Auto Manufacturers earning a place in the portfolio?

Technical evidence determines the posture. Sentiment remains a separate confirmation layer.

Current posture

Defensive posture

The weight of trend, participation and relative evidence favours capital protection over new exposure.

Defensive30/100Position

Sentiment held separateQualified news coverage is too thin to alter the technical positioning view.

Five-pillar evidence

Quality of the positioning case

Trend

Breadth

Persistence

Relative

Risk quality

Parent-relative performance

Returns versus Consumer Cyclical

Composite rank 21 of 23

1 week-0.4%0.0 pts

4 weeks-4.3%-2.3 pts

13 weeks-4.6%-3.5 pts

26 weeks-8.2%-8.1 pts

52 weeks-17.5%-11.0 pts

Relative leadership path

Auto Manufacturers versus Consumer Cyclical

Weakening

Evidence ledger

Confirmation and conflict

!Index trend architecture has not delivered a durable upward expansion.

!Breadth remains too narrow or inconsistent for a high-conviction position.

!Constituent persistence remains divided or predominantly negative.

!The group is not yet delivering dependable relative outperformance.

!Stage 4 declining constituents exceed Stage 2 advancing constituents by 55 percentage points.

Decision boundaries

What would change the posture?

1A completed weekly reclaim of 1,126.14, the higher of Trend Line and Fair Value, would improve the structural case.

2Breadth holding above 55% for several completed weeks would show that repair is spreading.

3Positive 13 and 26-week relative performance would confirm that capital is rotating into the group.

Trend state and durability

Architecture, persistence and constituent regimes

The industry index path is tested against the securities beneath it.

Index architecture

Downward Expansion

1 weeks

The activity fan is bearishly ordered below the Trend Line with price accepted beneath it.

Trend gateDownFan width3.75%Accepted above fan0%Accepted below fan50%

Six completed weeks of price acceptance relative to the full Activity Line fan.

Index persistence

Negative across every horizon

100% agreement

The 13, 26, 39 and 52-week trends all point downward, confirming persistent contraction.

13-week

-4.6%

26-week

-8.2%

39-week

-16.4%

52-week

-17.5%

Regime age14 weeks52-week flips152-week boundary1252.35

Constituent trend persistence

How broadly durable is the move?

90% coverage

27%positive

Coherent positive8%

Coherent negative41%

Horizon agreement80%

Weakening positives26

Repairing negatives35

177 constituents measured as of 18 Sep 2026.

Custom stage map

Where covered constituents sit in the cycle

92% coverage

67%Stage 4

Stage 1 Basing11%20

Stage 2 Advancing12%21

Stage 3 Distribution11%19

Stage 4 Declining67%121

Re-acceleration1Transition watch25Fair Value repairs10

Stage coverage is shown explicitly and is not substituted for full-universe persistence coverage.

Geographic diffusion

Where Auto Manufacturers strength is developing

Country returns, participation and Trend position show whether the global result is widely shared or locally concentrated.

Countries measured1825 represented in the full universe

Positive countries6 / 18Latest weekly return above zero

Above Trend Line28%5 country indexes

Return dispersion2.91 ptsCross-country opportunity and divergence

Asia Pacific1.21%

8 countries · 96 equities · 49% of measured coverage

Participation56%Countries above Trend25%

Other markets0.28%

1 countries · 6 equities · 3% of measured coverage

Participation50%Countries above Trend100%

North America-1.00%

2 countries · 37 equities · 19% of measured coverage

Participation36%Countries above Trend0%

Latin America-2.09%

2 countries · 10 equities · 5% of measured coverage

Participation20%Countries above Trend100%

Europe-3.48%

4 countries · 33 equities · 17% of measured coverage

Participation16%Countries above Trend0%

Middle East and Africa-5.70%

1 countries · 4 equities · 2% of measured coverage

Participation0%Countries above Trend0%

Country evidence map

Return, breadth and trend condition

Minimum 3 constituents

7 thin country slices are excluded from comparative conclusions. Their securities remain in the global index.

Country leadership

Strongest confirmed tapes

🇲🇾Malaysia6 equities3.68%

🇹🇭Thailand5 equities3.39%

🇭🇰Hong Kong19 equities2.48%

🇨🇳China33 equities1.98%

🇯🇵Japan10 equities0.93%

🇹🇼Taiwan6 equities0.28%

Country pressure

Weakest current tapes

🇫🇷France3 equities-6.16%

🇹🇷Turkey4 equities-5.70%

🇰🇷South Korea7 equities-4.85%

🇸🇪Sweden3 equities-3.78%

🇩🇪Germany9 equities-3.78%

🇦🇹Austria18 equities-2.84%

Sibling industry comparison

Where Auto Manufacturers sits inside Consumer Cyclical

Relative strength, acceleration and participation separate durable leadership from a one-week move.

Composite rank21 / 23 Leading6 Lagging8 Above Trend2 / 23 Return dispersion0.86 pts

Competitive-set rotation

Is this industry gaining or surrendering leadership?

Bubble size shows constituents

Sibling ranking

Momentum with confirmation

Luxury GoodsLeading · 39% participation

77 2

Personal ServicesLeading · 57% participation

63 3

Packaging & ContainersLeading · 44% participation

63 4

Specialty RetailLeading · 47% participation

61 5

Internet RetailWeakening · 46% participation

56 6

Textile ManufacturingLeading · 44% participation

50 7

Department StoresLeading · 35% participation

49 8

Home Improvement RetailWeakening · 52% participation

47 9

Furnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesImproving · 41% participation

47 10

LodgingImproving · 32% participation

46 11

Auto PartsImproving · 50% participation

45 12

Residential ConstructionWeakening · 48% participation

41 13

LeisureWeakening · 42% participation

41 14

GamblingLagging · 35% participation

38 15

Footwear & AccessoriesImproving · 41% participation

37 16

Apparel ManufacturingLagging · 35% participation

35 17

Auto & Truck DealershipsLagging · 36% participation

34 18

RestaurantsWeakening · 32% participation

33 19

Apparel RetailLagging · 40% participation

24 20

Recreational VehiclesLagging · 30% participation

17 21

Auto ManufacturersLagging · 41% participation

15 22

Travel ServicesLagging · 34% participation

9 23

Resorts & CasinosLagging · 26% participation

Market internals and risk

Participation, momentum and payoff shape

The headline index is tested against participation, volatility, drawdown and the distribution of security returns.

Advancing participation40.8%-3.0 points versus recent baseline

13-week positive weeks31%Index-level hit rate

Annualised volatility13.8%52-week index return volatility

Current drawdown-18.3%From the 52-week index high

156-week max drawdown-18.3%Peak-to-trough index decline

Breadth impulse

Net advancing participation

Range -100 to +100

Trend momentum

Trend Line rate of change

Positive or negative slope

Security return distribution

What the headline return conceals

196 equities

Average loser-3.70%

Average winner+5.54%

Median equity-0.52%The middle security, less sensitive to extreme movers

Interquartile range-3.77% to 1.36%The central half of the universe

Security dispersion9.72 ptsCross-sectional opportunity and stock-selection risk

News and price confirmation

Does company news confirm the Auto Manufacturers tape?

Open sentiment intelligence

Qualified sentiment coverage for this industry is still building.

Security leadership

The equities driving the result

Weekly leaders and laggards reveal whether the index move is broad, concentrated or vulnerable to reversal.

Leadership

Strongest weekly contributors

7018CME Group BerhadMY100.00%2451Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) LimitedHK46.86%LVWRLiveWire Group Inc.US42.98%000981Sensteed Hi-Tech GroupCN15.83%GAC03Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.TH15.38%2238Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.HK14.49%

Pressure

Weakest weekly contributors

LOTLotus Technology Inc.US-18.90%FABCFabric.AI, Inc.US-12.14%STLAPStellantis N.V.FR-10.86%STLAStellantis NVUS-10.74%VOLCAR-BVolvo Car AB (publ.)SE-10.00%LOBOLOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ordinary sharesUS-9.86%

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Ticker Company Market Open High Low Close Return

7018 CME Group Berhad MY · KLS 0.005 0.01 0.005 0.01 100.00%

2451 Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) Limited HK · HKG 13.19 19.19 13.11 18.96 46.86%

LVWR LiveWire Group Inc. US · NYSE 1.19 1.77 1.07 1.63 42.98%

000981 Sensteed Hi-Tech Group CN · SHZ 2.85 3.14 2.72 3.00 15.83%

GAC03 Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. TH · SET 1.82 2.10 1.82 2.10 15.38%

2238 Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. HK · HKG 2.32 2.70 2.26 2.45 14.49%

PSNYW Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 ADS (ADW) US · NASDAQ 3.94 5.30 3.94 4.58 13.37%

301322 Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. CN · SHZ 39.00 45.61 38.10 45.34 12.95%

000868 Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd CN · SHZ 3.55 4.30 3.54 3.99 12.39%

GGR Gogoro Inc US · NASDAQ 2.54 2.83 2.54 2.82 9.51%

000572 Haima Automobile Co.,Ltd CN · SHZ 3.93 4.65 3.85 4.31 9.39%

301345 Zhejiang Taotao Vehicles Co., Ltd. CN · SHZ 220.08 241.88 216.66 240.69 8.82%

000980 Zotye Automobile Co., Ltd CN · SHZ 2.21 2.56 2.04 2.29 8.02%

SCT Toyota Caetano Portugal, S.A. PT · LIS 7.05 7.10 7.05 7.10 7.58%

301607 Zhejiang EV-Tech Co.,Ltd. CN · SHZ 41.15 45.17 40.28 44.47 7.08%

CENN Cenntro Electric Group Ltd US · NASDAQ 4.39 4.84 4.18 4.65 6.65%

9973 Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. HK · HKG 25.00 26.36 24.74 26.36 5.69%

9863 Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. HK · HKG 35.02 38.20 34.58 37.26 5.55%

7272 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. JP · JPX 1,730.00 1,855.00 1,720.50 1,821.00 5.17%

1958 BAIC Motor Corporation Limited HK · HKG 0.70 0.84 0.685 0.735 5.00%

603766 Loncin Motor Co., Ltd. CN · SHH 14.10 15.41 14.05 14.81 4.81%

IMS Immsi S.p.A. IT · MIL 0.513 0.55 0.507 0.541 4.24%

HYDD BYD Company Limited SG · SES 1.29 1.33 1.27 1.32 3.94%

2258 FOXTRON VEHICLE TECHS CO LTD TW · TAI 29.95 31.75 29.80 31.75 3.93%

3881 CiDi Inc. HK · HKG 20.80 22.80 20.80 22.12 3.66%

000338 Weichai Power Co., Ltd. CN · SHZ 25.85 27.50 24.78 27.23 3.42%

EMPD Empery Digital Inc. US · NASDAQ 3.04 3.29 2.87 3.14 3.29%

300643 Hamaton Automotive Technology Co., Ltd CN · SHZ 17.31 18.25 16.91 17.95 3.04%

LI Li Auto Inc US · NASDAQ 12.16 12.42 11.54 12.14 2.79%

2015 Li Auto Inc. HK · HKG 45.90 48.46 44.94 47.56 2.63%