Sales of certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles increased 5% year over year in December. For the month, 235,921 CPO units were sold, down 1% month over month compared to November, which set another CPO sales record for the year.  2019 ended the…

It is important to look at average days in inventory for retail used vehicles because as used retail inventory ages, dealers begin to slow wholesale purchases. We took a look back at used-vehicle inventory levels over the past three years. 2019…

New-vehicle inventories came in under 4 million units for the eighth consecutive month, ending the year at their lowest levels since September 2015. Days’ supply for December was 56, down 4 days year over year and down 10 days from…

New-vehicle sales were strong in November – strong enough to all but guarantee a full-year sales total for 2019 in the 17-million neighborhood, the fifth year in a row we’ve pushed sales above the magic 17 million mark. We’re in a…

The number of new vehicles in inventory at the start of December declined after a strong November sales month. New-vehicle inventory for November came in at 3.6 million units, slightly lower than October. It was the seventh consecutive month that…

We’ve combed through October auto sales results in the U.S., looked at retail, fleet, CPO and the individual brands. We know the headlines, as you do as well: Sales were slower than expected and the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)…