Lexus squeaked by BMW as the most-shopped luxury brand in the fourth quarter of 2021, a spot the German brand had held for the past three years, according to the Kelley Blue Book Brand Watch™ report. But Tesla is right…
ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2022) – To further improve cash flow for independent dealers to invest back into their businesses, NextGear Capital is introducing a new element to Flex Pricing, a floor plan program that offers .01% principal reduction per period…
Access to auto credit expanded in January according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for all types of auto loans. The All Loans Index increased 0.4% to 102.0 in January, reflecting that auto credit was easier to get in the…
New-vehicle average transaction prices (ATPs) decreased to $46,404 in January 2022, according to new data released today by Kelley Blue Book, after reaching a record high in December 2021. Prices fell 1.8% ($839) month over month mostly due to fewer luxury…
Manufacturers continue to prioritize retail over fleet, with sales into large fleets falling 48% month over month in January to 97,707 units. JANUARY 2022 FLEET SALES Combined sales into large rental, commercial, and government buyers were down 36% year over…
Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) were essentially unchanged in January compared to December. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index increased slightly to 236.3, which was a 45.0% increase from a year ago. The non-adjusted…
ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2022 – Cox Automotive, an innovative provider of vAuto inventory management technology, tools and business intelligence, today announced its latest innovation, vAuto ProfitTime’s Global Acquisition, the industry’s first multichannel acquisition system to help dealers optimize their inventory sourcing from…
The January employment picture was much brighter than expected, as the omicron wave of COVID-19 failed to make a major dent in the tight job market. Job creation, wage growth and workforce participation gained as jobless claims fell. New-vehicle sales…
Hot new products and more plentiful inventory pushed the Ford brand to No. 1 in shopping consideration in the fourth quarter of 2021, a spot Toyota had held for nearly four years straight, according to the Kelley Blue Book Brand…
I participated in a panel discussion titled Electric Vehicle Strategies: Driving Mass Market Uptake earlier this week at the BloombergNEF Summit in San Francisco. Bloomberg set the stage of the discussion by stating that policy mandates and subsidies characterized the…
