The Cox Automotive Economic and Industry insights team’s goal is to help automotive industry stakeholders make the best decisions for the future. The 2021 Cox Automotive Market Insights & Outlook flipbook makes accessing key data and insights easy. This digital format allows readers to quickly find what they are looking for and can be downloaded as a PDF and … Continued
The declining trend in new daily COVID-19 cases continued last week. Consumer sentiment improved last week, but all measures of consumer confidence saw declines in May. Economic activity is continuing to pick up, and first-quarter GDP growth accelerated. Spending grew again in April even with a slide in income from March with the huge impact … Continued
Early in May the owner and operator of the Colonial Pipeline was hit by a ransomware attack. The Colonial Pipeline is among the biggest fuel lines in the United States, and the ensuing trouble, which forced the company to shut down the line for five days in May, was well documented. Gas stations in the … Continued
ATLANTA, May 26, 2021 – According to a forecast released today by Cox Automotive, automobile sales in the U.S. are expected to be healthy in May, but down from April’s historic result. Sales are expected to finish at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 16.5 million, with sales volume at 1.54 million. This is … Continued
The trend in new daily COVID-19 cases declined again last week, leading to improved economic activity. Consumer sentiment gained ground but remains down for May despite increasing economic activity and jobless claims continuing to fall. New construction, especially starts, fell in April as labor and material shortages took a toll. Existing home sales also declined … Continued
The used-vehicle market reaches 40 million units sold in a good year, dwarfing the new-vehicle business. While roughly 45% of used vehicle sales are private party—neighbor to neighbor deals—the growing majority are retail sales closed at dealerships. Independent dealers, often overlooked by industry observers and media alike, are a driving force in this corner of … Continued
Used-vehicle prices hit an all-time high at the opening of May, and supply stabilized though remained well below 2020 and 2019 levels, according to a Cox Automotive analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. 2.23M Total Unsold Used Vehiclesend of April 35 Days’ Supply $22,568 Average Listing Price 68,063 Average Mileage The average listing price surpassed … Continued
In the past decade, Ford Motor Company has sold more than 7.38 million full-size F-Series pickup trucks, making it far and away the most dominant vehicle in America, as far as sales tallies go. The No. 2 vehicle in the same timeframe was the Chevy Silverado. Total sales: 5.34 million. It might be fair to … Continued
After a year’s worth of videos tracking the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the auto market, we are launching a biweekly Auto Market Report video series focusing on data and insights that provide a holistic view of the auto industry. Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke will continue to lead our effort to translate data and trends into … Continued
The estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $40,768 in April 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle prices increased $864 (up 2.2%) from April 2020, while increasing $92 (up 0.23%) from March 2021. “Comparing the current market to this time last year, when COVID-19 brought … Continued
