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Market Trends Reporter

Competitive landscape, pricing trends, and depreciation signals framed for investment decisions

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Medium
Complexity
4–7
API Calls
$0.005 – $0.010
MC API Cost
$0.05 – $0.10
Total Cost

Purpose

Generic market trend reports describe the past. Investment-focused trend reports identify what is changing, which tickers benefit, and which are at risk. The difference is framing: every trend needs to map to a stock.

Market Trends Reporter synthesizes segment volume shifts, pricing trends by body type, depreciation curves, and EV penetration rates into a comprehensive trends brief with ticker-level implications. Covers both OEM and dealer group equities.

Audience:Equity analystsSector strategistsPortfolio managers building automotive theses

How It Works

Execution flow. MCP tool calls are shown inline on each step.

01
Segment Volume Trendsget_sold_summary

Calls get_sold_summary ranked by body_type for current and prior periods. Identifies fastest-growing and declining segments with % volume change and dominant tickers.

02
Pricing Trends by Segmentget_sold_summary

Calls get_sold_summary per segment to get average_sale_price change. Flags segments with >1% ASP gains (PRICING POWER) or >1% declines (CONCESSIONS).

03
EV vs ICE Trendget_sold_summary

Calculates EV penetration rate trend and price gap trajectory. Identifies which tickers are positioned for the EV transition vs lagging.

04
Investment Trend Summary

Maps each trend to beneficiary and at-risk tickers. Delivers a 3–5 point investment trend brief with actionable framing per ticker.

MCP Tool Calls

ToolCallsPurpose
get_sold_summary4–7Segment volumes, pricing by segment, EV trends, prior period comparisons

Example Output

MARKET TRENDS REPORT — National | February 2026
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TOP TRENDS THIS PERIOD

1. TRUCKS STALLING — Pickup truck volume -3.1% MoM. F-Series and Silverado both lost
   share. Beneficiary: TM (Tacoma gaining). At-risk: F, GM on truck margins.

2. EV ACCELERATION — EV penetration +42 bps to 8.3%. TSLA share declining but volume
   up. Legacy OEMs (GM at 6.1% EV mix, F at 4.2%) face transition pressure.

3. SUV PRICING POWER INTACT — SUV avg price +1.4% MoM. TM, HYMTF strongest.

4. USED MARKET SOFTENING — Used avg DOM +3 days. Headwind for KMX, CVNA margins.

Cost Estimate

TierMedium
API Calls4–7
MC API — best$0.005
MC API — worst$0.010
Claude — best$0.04
Claude — worst$0.09
Total range$0.05$0.10

20 reports/month ≈ $1–2

Limitations

  • US market only.
  • Segment-level ASP trends reflect transaction prices, not manufacturer invoice or MSRP.
  • EV trend data may have limited statistical depth in smaller markets or early periods.
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