Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.62 percent month-over-month in January. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 135.4, a 3.3 percent increase from a year ago. Looking at trends in…
Fiat Chrysler reports earnings Thursday for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018. Here’s Cox Automotive data on how sales, market share, incentives and prices performed in the quarter. Brand Sales Q4-2017 Q4-2018 2018 Change Alfa Romeo 4,679 5,640 20.5% Chrysler…
As expected, U.S. new-vehicle sales in total were down in January compared with a year ago, but they came in a tad higher than many had forecasted. They likely got a bump for more-than-anticipated fleet sales, notably sales to daily…
General Motors reports earnings Wednesday for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018. Here’s Cox Automotive data on how sales, market share, incentives and prices performed in the quarter. Brand Sales Q4-2017 Q4-2018 2018 Change Buick 59,401 51,257 -13.7% Cadillac 42,594…
Toyota reports earnings Wednesday for its third-quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018. Toyota’s fiscal year ends March 31, 2019. Brand Sales Q4-2017 Q4-2018 2018 Change Lexus 85,473 84,686 -0.9% Toyota 517,555 517,746 0.0% Total 603,028 602,432 -0.1% …
Despite lower viewership, the Big Game remains an attractive single-point mass reach advertising opportunity, and five OEM advertisers took advantage of that, all of them to boost awareness and interest for new vehicles (Audi e-Tron, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride, Mercedes-Benz…
Just as the federal government went back to work this week, most of the nation fell under the grip of a brutally cold polar vortex. January is often tough to judge economic trends due to weather, and this year is…
Used light-vehicle registrations finished at 39.4 million units in 2018, up 100,000 units from 2017. Cox Automotive expects 2019 to rack up about the same number. Interest rate increases continue to add headwinds, but economic conditions remain favorable and continued economic growth will keep demand for…
Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales set a record in 2018, and another stellar year is expected in 2019. CPO sales in 2018 hit 2.70 million vehicles, up 2.1% from 2017, matching Cox Automotive’s forecast. The new high represents the eighth straight…
U.S. sales of new, light vehicles reached nearly 17.2 million vehicles in 2018, marking the fourth best year ever and the fourth consecutive year of 17-million plus sales. Many forecasts, including that of Cox Automotive, predicted year-over-year sales would be slightly lower in 2018 from…
