Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.7% in the first 15 days of July compared to the month of June. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 196.9, a 24.7% increase…
The number of new daily COVID-19 cases continued to increase last week. New jobless claims declined to a pandemic low, but consumer sentiment declined again, losing ground so far in July. Inflation increased again in June as bottleneck-sensitive categories like…
The U.S. auto market has seen growth this year in nearly every segment, but no segment is growing more quickly and more relentlessly than electrified vehicles – the combined total of electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids and plug-in hybrids. According to an analysis of Q2 data from Kelley Blue Book, sales of…
With market dynamics leading to record prices and record low incentives, new vehicle affordability declined this spring. In addition, with waning stimulus support, affordability declined in June to a new low on the affordability index, which dates to 2012. The…
Revised August 1, 2021 – The U.S. auto industry entered July with historically low inventories that triggered record-high prices, according to a Cox Automotive analysis of the vAuto Available Inventory data. 1.34M Total Inventoryas of June 21, 2021 29 Days’…
Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales had a frenzied spring, just like the broader used-vehicle retail market. However, like the market, the frenzy cooled down as spring ended and transitioned into summer. In June, 239,049 CPO units were sold. June CPO sales…
We find ourselves right in the middle of one of the most unusual automotive markets any of us can remember. Inventory shortages on the new and used car sides, along with the corresponding price increases, have been dominating the headlines.…
Access to auto credit improved modestly in June after tightening in May, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for all types of auto loans. The All Loans Index increased 0.3% to 98.0 in June, reflecting that auto credit was…
New daily COVID-19 cases continued to increase last week. Used-vehicle sales slowed to a more normal pace. New jobless claims increased slightly from the prior week, but continuing claims declined. Consumer sentiment improved modestly over the last seven days but…
It might be fair to call spring 2021 a full-on sales frenzy for autos, pushed by pent-up demand, government stimulus and tax returns, and a general feeling that the global pandemic, in the U.S. at least, was moving into the…
