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
New Orleans was hit by a historic snowfall just as thousands of attendees were arriving for the NADA Show 2025. The rare winter storm brought the heaviest snowfall the city had seen in over 130 years, adding an extraordinary twist to one of the automotive industry’s most significant events. Despite the weather-induced travel chaos, which … Continued
The Fed left monetary policy unchanged at the conclusion of their first meeting of 2025. This followed three consecutive meetings in the fall of last year in which they reduced the Fed Funds Rate by a full percentage point. The Fed meeting this week offered few new facts or insights about their perspectives. The latest … Continued
On Monday, Jan. 6, Cox Automotive took center stage at CES 2025 in Las Vegas with The Trusted Resource on the EV Future, a dynamic 40-minute panel discussion highlighting the latest advancements in electrification and how Cox Automotive is leading the charge in innovation and sustainability within the EV space. Moderated by Erin Keating, Executive … Continued