Nov. 17, 2014: The National Automobile Dealers Association forecasts 16.94 million new cars and light trucks will be purchased or leased in the United States in 2015. "Rising employment and wages, continued low interest rates and lower gasoline prices all signal an increase in new light-vehicle sales in 2015," NADA Chief Economist Steven Szakaly said today at a press briefing ahead of the NADA / J.D. Power Western Automotive Conference in Los Angeles.