Service activity and service revenue decreased slightly at U.S. franchised dealerships in November, according to the latest Cox Automotive analysis of Xtime metrics. Both the Repair Order Revenue Index and Repair Order Volume Index decreased slightly month over month, but…
ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2022 – With the start of the New Year just weeks away, the Cox Automotive Industry Insights team offers its expectations for the U.S. automotive market in 2023. By nearly all measures, 2022 was a difficult year…
Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 1.6% from November in the first 15 days of December. The mid-month Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index rose to 202.6, down 14.2% from the full month of December…
Inflation declined in November, according to the Consumer Price Index, but prices remain high. Still worried about inflation, the Fed remains hawkish about pushing rates higher early in 2023 after increasing rates by 50 basis points last week following four…
Revised, Jan. 13, 2023 – Used-vehicle asking prices fell again through the month of November to their lowest average since last spring as inventory stabilized and sales fell, according to the Cox Automotive analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. 2.33M…
New-vehicle affordability declined again in November as auto loan rates reached another 20-year high, and the average new-vehicle price increased and set a record, according to the Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index. The number of median weeks of income…
As expected, the Fed raised the target for the Federal Funds Rate by half a percentage point today, which was a smaller increase than the four straight jumbo increases that preceded the latest move. The Fed’s biggest news was that…
Revised, Jan. 12, 2023 – New-vehicle inventory volume continued to climb through November as production increased and sales slowed, according to Cox Automotive’s analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data. Unfortunately for shoppers, prices climbed in November as well. “Timing is…
Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales in November fell 4.4%, just over 9,000 units, from October to finish at 198,313. However, this total is up more than 17,000 units from November 2021. Year to date, CPO sales are down over 318,000 units,…
ATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2022 – New-vehicle inventory levels are improving, but prices remain elevated. According to data released today by Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new vehicle in the United States…
