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2022 Cox Automotive Forecasts

Cox Automotive provides forecasts on the new and used vehicle markets as well as leasing, fleet and CPO sales and the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. The Industry Insights team reviews the forecasts quarterly and updates them as changes in the market dictate. The 2022 forecasts were presented during the Cox Automotive Q3 2022 Industry … Continued

Repair Order Revenue and Volume Increase in August, according to Xtime Metrics

Both service activity and service revenue at U.S. franchised dealerships jumped in August, according to the latest Cox Automotive analysis of Xtime metrics. The Repair Order Revenue Index increased to a record high in August. Meanwhile, the Repair Order Volume Index increased both month over month and year over year. The monthly Xtime volume and … Continued

Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Continue Decline in First Half of September

Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) declined 2.3% from August in the first 15 days of September. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index fell to 205.9, which was up only 0.6% from September 2021. The non-adjusted price change in the first half of September was a decline of 1.4% compared … Continued

Used-Vehicle Market Remains Resilient, Days’ Supply 30% Higher Than A Year Ago

Revised, Oct. 14, 2022 – Used-vehicle inventory volume held steady from July to August, as did prices – a sign of market stability, according to the Cox Automotive analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. 2.46M Total UnsoldUsed Vehiclesas of Aug. 29, 2022 52 Days’ Supply $28,064 Average Listing Price 70,816 Average Mileage The total supply … Continued

New-Vehicle Inventory Closes August at Highest Level Since June 2021

Revised, Oct. 14, 2022 – New-vehicle inventory closed August higher than it did a year ago, when the global computer chip shortage began hurting production, but supply remains low compared with pre-pandemic times, according to Cox Automotive’s analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. After bumping around through the month, the average listing price closed August … Continued

Rising Prices and Rates Make New Vehicles Increasingly Unaffordable

With new-vehicle prices setting a new record and auto loan rates reaching a more-than-10-year high, new-vehicle affordability declined again in August, according to the Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index. The number of median weeks of income needed to purchase the average new vehicle in August increased to 42.6 weeks from an upwardly revised 42.2 … Continued

New-Vehicle Prices Increase for Fifth Straight Month, Set Record Again in August, According to Kelley Blue Book

The average price paid for a new vehicle in the U.S. in August topped July’s record and kept the average transaction price (ATP) solidly above the $48,000 mark, according to new data released today by Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. The Kelley Blue Book new-vehicle ATP increased to $48,301 in August 2022, beating … Continued

Auto Credit Availability Tightens Again in August

Access to auto credit declined for the fourth straight month in August, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for all types of auto loans. The All-Loans Index declined 0.8% to 102.5 in August, reflecting that auto credit was harder to get in the month compared to July. The decline in access in recent months … Continued

Certified Pre-Owned Sales Rebound in August

Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales increased month over month but underperformed the overall used-vehicle retail market in August. August CPO sales rose to 211,609 units, up more than 5,000 units or a 2.6% increase over July. Year-over-year CPO sales decreased by nearly 11,000 units, or 5.1% lower than in August 2021. August 2022 CPO Sales Leveraging … Continued

Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Decline Substantially in August

Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 4.0% in August from July. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index declined to 210.8 but is up 8.4% from a year ago. The non-adjusted price change in August was a decline of 2.6% compared to July, leaving the unadjusted average price up 5.9% … Continued