As growing numbers of car companies idle production in response to COVID-19, we suspect that platinum group metals (PGM) demand will slow to a crawl. What’s more, job losses and income cuts due to lockdowns will curb car sales long after containment measures are lifted. Given their extensive use in auto parts, we think that palladium and platinum will be oversupplied in 2020.
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