“New car and truck sales by franchised dealers in the Houston area plunged 22.6% in March from a year ago, to 20,934 new vehicles, with sales of cars down 30.7% and sales of trucks and SUVs down 17.7%. This is the type of plunge Houston went through during the Financial Crisis.”
Meltdown of Houston Auto Sales Has Eerie Financial Crisis Look
Several simultaneous booms have turned to busts.
http://wolfstreet.com/2017/04/18/houston-new-car-truck-sales-plunge/