Atlanta and London, UK (Jan. 31, 2022) – Cox Automotive has signalled its future mobility intent with the launch of a new global division – Cox Automotive Mobility – targeting emerging transport technologies. Cox Automotive Mobility will guide the growth of mobility-focused digital and physical services, product development and investments throughout the U.S., UK, Continental … Continued
For 12 years, the annual Car Buyer Journey Study, conducted by Cox Automotive, has analyzed new and used car buyer survey data to track trends in car shopping behavior over time. In 2021, we found that inventory disruptions have impacted many facets of the new car buying journey. Here’s what our latest study shows. The chip shortage … Continued
The Fed is moving to tighten U.S. monetary policy in 2022. At its first Fed meeting of the year, the Fed announced that it will soon be appropriate to raise the target rate for the Federal Funds Rate. The Fed’s language was an indication that rate increases could begin in March, which is when the next … Continued
UPDATED, Feb. 3, 2022 – January new-vehicles sales came in at 998,000 according to our best estimates, just slightly below our forecast of 1.01 million, but well within our expectations for the industry. As noted in our forecast release, with inventory tight, sales volumes are stuck in the neighborhood of 1 million units a month. … Continued
New-vehicles sales in 2021 increased less than 4% compared to 2020, but sales of electrified vehicles continue to surge. In all, nearly 1.5 million electrified vehicles – the combined total of EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids – were sold in the U.S. last year. In the fourth quarter, sales of pure battery-electric vehicles jumped 72% … Continued
COVID-19 cases, driven by the omicron variant, surged to record levels in January but peaked last week and started to decline. COVID-19, inflation, wintery weather and stock market volatility have weighed on consumer sentiment, but it too began to improve by the end of last week. New jobless claims increased again due to omicron. New … Continued
Auto Remarketing Podcast, Jan. 21, 2022 – Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke is back on the show to help make sense of the mixed signals that wholesale vehicle prices have shown at the start of 2022. Plus, Auto Remarketing editor Joe Overby and Smoke talk about the growth in what Cox Automotive has dubbed … Continued
Our Kelley Blue Book team has finished their final tally of 2021 auto sales in the U.S. market. Total volume by the Kelley Blue Book count came in at 15,061,885, a solid year by historical standards. But it was far from an easy 15 million. Demand was there, and sales volumes in March, April and … Continued
Revised, Feb. 17, 2022 – Used-vehicle inventory rose in December with the days’ supply hitting 51 for the first time since January 2021, and the average listing price exceeding $28,000 for the first time ever, according to the Cox Automotive analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. 2.38M Total UnsoldUsed Vehiclesas of December 27 51 Days’ … Continued
Service centers at U.S. franchised dealerships were busier in December than in November, according to the latest analysis of Xtime metrics. Both the Repair Order Volume Index and the Repair Order Revenue Index increased in December versus November. Repair order volume remains well below pre-pandemic levels, but revenue per repair set another record high. The … Continued
