Considering how well recently introduced midsize pickup trucks are doing, it may be a wonder why domestic automakers abandoned that segment in the first place. General Motors returned to the sector a few years ago with its Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. Last year, Jeep and Ford came back with the Gladiator and Ranger, respectively. … Continued
ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2020 – It’s no secret the current car-buying experience has room for improvement and that few owners are looking forward to the next 3-hour wait while their vehicle is serviced. But what does an ideal automotive consumer experience actually look like? A new report from Cox Automotive released today provides a road … Continued
At the annual Cox Automotive Industry Insights Breakfast in Detroit, Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke joined Mike Martinez on the Automotive News Weekend Drive podcast. Smoke said his theme for the new year is that it is “not so bad.” He says vehicle subscription programs are poised to cause “substantial disruption” this year. Plus, … Continued
December 2019 auto sales came in relatively strong and ahead of many forecasts – a fitting end to a decade that delivered mostly good news for the auto industry. Honestly, though, in the past decade, the only direction possible was up. In 2010, the auto industry was in shambles. The economy had tanked, loans were … Continued
Two full weeks into January, most of the latest data reflects key trends in December. Inflation eats into wages: Inflation increased modestly in December, primarily from higher energy prices and from big increases in health care insurance. Average weekly earnings did not see real growth for the first time in 32 months as a result … Continued
Fiat Chrysler is sending workers home at four factories. Ford has two operating on fewer shifts and two others no longer building discontinued products. And General Motors Co. may dial back output despite being just a couple months removed from enduring its longest strike in almost half a century. Detroit’s three automakers are bracing for a … Continued
Zach Hallowell, vice president of Manheim Digital Marketplace, writes an op-ed for Auto Remarketing in which he looks at inflection points in history where it only took two or three decades for a novel innovation adopted by few to transform into a daily tool depended on by many. Now in 2020, he says that the foundation has … Continued
Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales volume set another record in 2019 – marking the ninth consecutive year of record-breaking sales. CPO sales reached 2.80 million vehicles in 2019, up 4% from 2018, exceeding the Cox Automotive forecast of 2.75 million. 2019 was the last big year of growth in off-lease units as we reached a total … Continued
Sales of certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles increased 5% year over year in December. For the month, 235,921 CPO units were sold, down 1% month over month compared to November, which set another CPO sales record for the year. 2019 ended the year with CPO sales up 4% versus 2018, with 2.8 million sales through December and … Continued
As I wrote in Part I of this two-part series, M LOGIC is a suite of decisioning products that brings the power of Cox Automotive data and insights to wholesale clients in a very tangible way. In that article, I described how M LOGIC™ Pricing Optimization increases consignor profits via AI-driven auction floor prices. Another way … Continued
