ATLANTA – March 27, 2024 – Cox Automotive is rolling out the used car industry’s only solution that will measure the EV battery health for each specific VIN across Manheim. In addition, the company is expanding LotVision’s capabilities of reporting battery health for each unique vehicle. Both enhancements give wholesale buyers and sellers the information … Continued
ATLANTA, March 25, 2024 – Cox Automotive forecasts U.S. new-vehicle sales in Q1 will increase 5.6% year over year and reach 3.8 million units. The year-over-year increase in Q1 sales suggests that the new-vehicle market in the U.S. continues to recover slowly from the 10-year low – 13.8 million total sales – recorded in 2022. … Continued
New construction rebounded in February following weather disruptions in January. Existing home sales also jumped in February but remain down from a year ago. Existing home supply remains very tight but is up slightly from last year. Jobless claims remain limited and reflect no significant stress on the labor market. The Federal Reserve left interest … Continued
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. Jeremy Robb, senior director of economic and industry insights at Cox Automotive, offers a monthly check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This month’s video highlights the midmonth Manheim Used Vehicle … Continued
According to a recent analysis of Xtime metrics by Cox Automotive, service activity at franchised dealerships in the U.S. decreased in February compared to January, while revenue increased slightly. In a historically challenging month for service departments, both the Repair Order Volume Index and the Repair Order Revenue Index improved year over year. The monthly … Continued
The Fed left interest rates and overall monetary policy unchanged today. We have now had five straight meetings with no change in rate policy. The Fed is effectively on cruise control, leaving rate policy restrictive and continuing to sell off assets on the balance sheet until “…inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent.” Their rate … Continued
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Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 0.6% from February in the first 15 days of March. The midmonth Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index dropped to 202.6, which was down 14.9% from the full month of March 2023. The seasonal adjustment drove the decline. The non-adjusted price change in the … Continued
According to vAuto Live Market View data estimates, retail used-vehicle sales in February increased from January and were up by 13.5% month over month. A total of 1.49 million used vehicles were sold at retail – from both franchised and independent dealers – during February, up 10.7% year over year and the highest volume since March … Continued
Headline inflation accelerated further in February, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The headline aggregate measure increased on a seasonally adjusted basis and marked two months in a row of acceleration, the highest monthly increase since August. However, on a year-to-year basis, core CPI declined to the lowest since April 2021. The overall CPI … Continued
