The Cox Automotive Mid-Year Review will be held on Thursday, June 25, at 11 a.m. EDT, a week before the auto industry closes the book on a difficult and wild first half. This 90-minute webinar will be kicked off by Cox Automotive…
Given the current turbulence in the automotive marketplace, the Cox Automotive Economic & Industry Insights team is publishing its mid-month view of the wholesale market, including wholesale prices. The posted material provides commentary and an updated look at the Manheim Used…
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…
Automotive News, June 15, 2020 – Automaker and dealer inventories fell sharply in May as retail sales recovered from their late March lows and production continued to ramp up after lengthy stoppages. While most automakers declined to report their inventory…
Automotive News, June 15, 2020 – Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke joined Automotive News Publisher Jason Stein for a daily podcast series about the coronavirus crisis. Smoke says inventory shortages, fewer incentives, weaker demand and tightening auto loan standards could slow…
The peak in daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. was seven weeks ago, but some markets are seeing new case growth because of new outbreaks and more testing. The national trend in new cases has stopped its decline recently. Some…
Another surprisingly strong month of sales in May, combined with the fact that auto assembly plants around the globe are still ramping up and not all are at full production, has left inventories low, especially for trucks and specific automotive…
CBT News, June 11, 2020 – In this segment, Sandy Schwartz, president and CEO of Cox Automotive, talks to CBT’s Jim Fitzpatrick about how the auto industry is approaching recovery efforts, the unexpected spike of auto sales in May, and…
The Fed affirmed its rate policy will remain where it is “…until it is confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve its maximum employment and price stability goals.” Rates are expected to remain…
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…
