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Customer data platforms (CDPs) can help your dealership make more sense of your data and improve the car buying experience. Here’s your guide to automotive CDP software:  Automotive CDP Overview Consumers want the freedom and convenience of buying online AND at the dealership. Connecting these otherwise separate purchase pathways into a single, seamless experience across …

It’s been four months since President Trump announced his administration’s new tariff plans for the auto market, and the impacts are already being felt far and wide. As we’ve noted, the automotive industry is highly globalized, with nearly half of the vehicles sold in the U.S. manufactured outside of the U.S. The most challenging aspect …

Cox Automotive’s Auto Market Report video delivers a comprehensive analysis of the current automotive market. Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke leads our effort to translate data and trends into actionable insights. This video covers a wide range of topics, including consumer spending patterns, consumer sentiment, retail vehicle sales, financing rates, supply dynamics, pricing trends and leading …

Hiring stalls out, inflation ticks up, but real consumer spending remains positive The first estimate of second-quarter real GDP growth showed a sharp rebound as seasonally adjusted annualized growth was 3.0% following a decline of 0.5% in the prior quarter. The increase was driven by a collapse in imports so was again more of an …

ATLANTA – [July 30, 2025] – Northeast Great Dane, a Fleet Services by Cox Automotive company, announced the grand opening of its newest trailer sales and service facility in Sutton, Massachusetts. The state-of-the-art shop expands the company’s footprint in the Northeast and underscores its commitment to providing best-in-class support to fleets across New England. The …

The Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged today at the conclusion of its fifth scheduled Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of 2025, which represented the fifth straight no-change decision. The policy statement and commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell haven’t changed much. Still, this decision featured dissension, and that alone suggests that if data …

ATLANTA – July 29, 2025 – Cox Automotive has signed an agreement with BSC America (BSC) indicating the intent to acquire its Bel Air Auto Auction near Baltimore, Maryland and Tallahassee Auto Auction in Tallahassee, Florida. The agreement is expected to close in the coming weeks, at which time the two auctions will become part …

Updated, Aug. 4, 2025 – July new-vehicle sales finished stronger than expected and beat the Cox Automotive forecast. Sales volume last month was higher year over year by 6.6% percent, helped in part by a good month for fleet sales, which are estimated to have increased more than 8% over July 2024. Cox Automotive had …

Key Highlights: Home Sales This week was a light week for important economic data releases, with primarily June data on home sales, which unsurprisingly indicated little change in trend on a down market. With existing home sales decreasing and new home sales increasing only slightly in June, total home sales declined 2.3% for the month …

Cox Automotive’s Auto Market Report video delivers a comprehensive analysis of the current automotive market. Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke leads our effort to translate data and trends into actionable insights. This video covers a wide range of topics, including consumer spending patterns, consumer sentiment, retail vehicle sales, financing rates, supply dynamics, pricing trends and leading …