Earlier this year, we unveiled the 15th edition of the Cox Automotive Car Buyer Journey Study. For 15 years, we’ve been tracking the twists and turns in the car buying journey focusing on new- and used- vehicle buyers. From the get-go, we’ve invested in this annual study not just to guide our strategy here at … Continued
A replay of the Cox Automotive Industry Insights and Forecast 2025 Call held on Wednesday, March 26, is available below. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and the Industry Insights team provided an update on the U.S. automotive market for the first quarter, covering the new, used and electrified markets with insights and data from Cox Automotive. The team also … Continued
The Q1 Cox Automotive Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call will be held today, March 26, at 11 a.m. EDT. The presentation is available for download. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and the Industry Insights team will provide an update on the U.S. automotive market for the first quarter, covering the new, used and electrified markets with insights … Continued
The Q1 Cox Automotive Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call will be hosted on Wednesday, March 26, at 11 a.m. EDT, shortly before the auto industry closes the book on the first quarter. In the upcoming webinar, Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, along with the Economic and Industry Insights team, will deliver an update … Continued
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. Jeremy Robb, senior director of Economic and Industry Insights at Cox Automotive, offers a monthly check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This month’s video highlights the mid-month Manheim Used Vehicle … Continued
The Fed left monetary policy unchanged today at the conclusion of the second scheduled meeting of 2025. Following a similar no-change decision in January, this meeting featured updated forecasts and future rate perspectives, and the updated outlook is for less growth, more inflation and higher unemployment. None of that is good news for the auto … Continued
Tariffs of 25% across North America – depending on how long they last1 – could likely upend the auto market in the United States and the larger economy. As previously reported, the North American auto market has enjoyed 30 years of free trade, so new tariffs in place for any significant length of time will … Continued
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. This month Scott Vanner, senior analyst of Economic and Industry Insights at Cox Automotive, offers a monthly check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This month’s video highlights the mid-month Manheim … Continued
Admittedly, tariffs have been a central topic so far in 2025, with both actions and proposals coming fast and furious from the White House. Actions have been taken to close existing loopholes and exemptions in earlier steel tariffs, restoring full 25% tariffs on all steel imports, and to raise aluminum tariffs to 25% all beginning … Continued
While the tariff story continues to evolve, the chapter written earlier this week was good news for the auto industry. Massive 25% tariffs were not implemented against goods from Canada and Mexico, at least not yet. And that is good news for everyone involved, as there is little doubt: Tariffs of 25% across North America … Continued