Insights

Summary: If you’re heading to NADA 2026 with limited time and big decisions to make, this guide is your starting point.  Cox Automotive is bringing AI‑powered innovations to NADA that help dealerships unlock efficiency and profitability across the entire retail operation—from demand and inventory to dealmaking, acquisition, and retention. Backed by the industry’s most powerful insights and …

ATLANTA, Jan. 28, 2026 — Cox Automotive today announced a breakthrough in inventory sourcing with intelligent vehicle acquisition workflows now fully integrated into the daily CRM and service experience. This innovation empowers dealers to transform customer interactions into strategic opportunities to acquire inventory, all within the tools they use every day. Building on proven service …

ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2026 – Cox Automotive, the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider, has once again been named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, earning back‑to‑back recognition for its workplace culture and employee experience. Cox Automotive also ranked No. 24 on Glassdoor’s 2026 Best Places to Work in Tech & AI, highlighting the …

ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2026 – As costs associated with automotive fraud surge, Cox Automotive is launching a new partnership with Point Predictive that delivers advanced AI-driven identity verification (IDV) solutions to protect dealers, lenders, and consumers. BorrowerCheck by Point Predictive, designed to fight sophisticated techniques including deepfakes and synthetic identities, integrates directly with Cox Automotive’s …

ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2026 – January new-vehicle sales are expected to start the year at a slower pace than last year and last month. The January seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales (SAAR) is forecasted to finish near 15.3 million, down slightly from last year’s 15.5 million pace and down from December’s upwardly revised 16.1 …

Kelley Blue Book has relaunched its Brand Watch study as a twice-annual recap, offering a clearer view of brand and model consideration across the non-luxury, luxury and electrified segments. Kelley Blue Book’s Brand Watch, a long-running shopper-perception study, captures brand and model consideration among roughly 12,000 in-market new-car shoppers on KBB.com annually. The study tracks …

This edition of the Auto Market Weekly Summary includes updates on the latest GDP readings, trends in expenses and income, the personal savings rate, and consumer sentiment. With just one week until the big show at NADA, let’s get through the snowstorm across the country and rest up for one of the most exciting weeks …

ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2026 – Dealertrack, a Cox Automotive brand, is redefining the future of auto finance with a suite of new APIs, product enhancements, and industry-first integrations designed to help maximize contracting and funding efficiency for lenders and their dealer partners. As the auto retail industry faces increasing pressure to deliver seamless, omnichannel shopping …

Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. This month, Jonathan Gregory, senior manager of Economic and Industry Insights, offers a 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 mid-month Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI), …

Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Interim Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “With expectations of a strong tax refund season this year, we anticipated seeing early strength in wholesale values to start 2026. Used retail sales are showing encouraging signs in the first two weeks of January, with consumers beginning to respond even as retail …