Welcome to Dealer Forward: Reimagining Automotive Retail, a weekly panel discussion that focuses on building resilience in three key auto retail areas – marketing, dealership performance and fixed operations. The latest panel discussion The Service Experience and Social Distancing inspects what…
The peak in daily new COVID-19 cases was four weeks ago. Case growth appears to be on a declining trend for the U.S. overall, but individual markets have their own unique pandemic curves. Some markets are seeing more cases reported…
Nissan Motor Co. in Japan reports financial results on Thursday, May 28, for the quarter and fiscal year that ended March 31. Nissan also will unveil its 3-year restructuring plan that day. Even before the global pandemic, Nissan expected weak…
BMW widened the gap with its competitors, continuing its reign as No. 1 most considered luxury brand by consumers, a position it has held for the past three years, despite some close calls, according to the Kelley Blue Book Brand…
If there’s good news in the auto industry right now, it’s this: Online vehicle shopping has been strong recently. Our colleagues at both Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book note that leads – signs of interest in buying – were up…
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. This week, Jonathan examines: The latest on COVID-19’s nationwide impact Jobless claims…
Toyota reported earnings last week for the quarter ended March 31, a date that also marked the end of the Japanese automaker’s fiscal year. Toyota reported operating profit fell 28% in the quarter, while net income plunged by 86%. Toyota…
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…
Auto Remarketing, May 18, 2020 – Dr. Rik Patel is the co-founder and chief operating officer of RideKleen, a mobile vehicle care and fleet services. But he’s also a physician and spent 11 years in sports medicine and orthopedic care. In…
The peak in daily new COVID-19 cases was three weeks ago, and case growth appears to be on a declining trend for the U.S. overall, but some markets are still seeing growth. Testing is ramping up but remains inadequate. Joblessness…
