Our Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke joins us once again from his home studio in Atlanta, GA, with the latest on the impacts of COVID-19 on the automotive industry. The latest on COVID-19’s nationwide impact Continuing jobless claims and impacts by…
The last quarterly financial report issued by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now part of Stellantis, will be posted on Wednesday, March 3. In January, FCA closed the deal with France’s PSA Group (Peugeot) to merge into the newly formed Stellantis, becoming…
We are past the effect of the severe winter weather a week ago. As a result, COVID-19 testing is growing again, and the new daily case trend is again on the rise. Still, it remains well below the case trend…
Our Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke joins us once again from his home studio in Atlanta, GA, with the latest on the impacts of COVID-19 on the automotive industry. The latest on COVID-19’s nationwide impact Continuing jobless claims and impacts by…
ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2021 – February sales when reported next week are expected to show a relatively strong vehicle market in the U.S., though slowing from January’s robust post-holidays pace. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of sales this month…
ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2021 – Cox Automotive today released its 11th annual Car Buyer Journey Study. The extensive study is based on a survey of consumers who bought or leased a new or used vehicle and is designed to offer…
The downward trend in new daily COVID-19 cases continues, but winter weather impacted economic activity and vehicle sales over the past two weeks though housing strengthened. Retail sales rise: Retail sales jumped in January, supported by the $600 stimulus checks…
Winter storms that have swept across a large swathe of the U.S., particularly hitting hard the big vehicle-buying state of Texas, should not badly damage vehicle sales this quarter. In Texas, winter storms caused massive power outages that closed dealerships…
CBT News, Feb. 19, 2021 – Cox Automotive recently published the Kelley Blue Book Brand Watch Reports on the luxury and non-luxury segments. The study covers both luxury and non-luxury segments. Today on CBT News, Michelle Krebs and Vanessa Ton…
Used-vehicle inventory and prices slipped a bit in January as the sales pace for the month quickened, according to a Cox Automotive analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. 2.66M Total Unsold Used Vehicles end of January 48 Days’ Supply $21,572…
