Market Insights – Cox Automotive Inc.

Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Pace Remains Muted Despite Higher Inventory Levels 11/24/2023 ATLANTA, Nov. 24, 2023 – November new-vehicle sales, when announced next week, are expected to show gains over last year’s product-constrained market. According to the Cox Automotive forecast released today, sales volume is expected to rise 6.5% over November 2022 when the market was in the early stages of recovery from severe product shortages. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), or sales pace, is expected to finish near… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: Despite Ongoing UAW Strike, U.S. Auto Sales Pace in October Expected to Increase from September 10/25/2023 Updated, Nov. 2, 2023 – October new-vehicle sales in the U.S. continued showing healthy results, as forecast by Cox Automotive late last month, with enough buyers shrugging off high loan rates and staying in market. Initial estimates show that the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), or sales pace, came in right at the year-to-date average of 15.5 million, and sales volume was 1.20 million in October,… Read Article

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Another Quarter, Another Record: EV Sales in the U.S. Surpass 300,000 in Q3, as Tesla Share of EV Segment Tumbles to 50% 10/12/2023 Electric vehicle (EV) sales volumes set another record in Q3, as total sales of battery-powered vehicles jumped past 300,000 for the first time in the U.S. market. Year-to-date EV sales through September reached just over 873,000, putting the market firmly on track to surpass 1 million for the first time ever. The milestone will likely be achieved in November. Total EV sales in Q3, according to an… Read Article

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New-Vehicle Market Shrugs Off High Loan Rates, UAW Strike, Closes Q3 on a Strong Note; September Sales Forecast by Cox Automotive to be Up 13% Year Over Year 09/26/2023 Updated, Oct. 4, 2023 – As forecast by Cox Automotive late last month, new-vehicle sales in Q3 in the U.S. were solid, spurred on by vastly improved inventories, higher fleet sales and consumers still in market despite elevated prices and high auto loan rates. Initial estimates suggest the Q3 new-vehicle market finished slightly above Cox Automotive’s 15%, 3.93 million forecast, up from 3.42 million in Q3… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: With New-Vehicle Inventory at a Two-Year High, August Auto Sales Expected to Increase Nearly 19% Year Over Year 08/24/2023 ATLANTA, Aug. 24, 2023 – New-vehicle sales, when announced next week by automakers, are expected to once again show big gains over last year but a slight decline in the sales pace from last month. A key reason for the volume gain is new-vehicle inventory hitting its highest level in more than two years. Stronger fleet sales are also expected to support higher sales volumes. The… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Accelerate in July 07/26/2023 Update, Aug. 2, 2023 – New-vehicle sales in July likely came in near 1.30 million, an increase of more than 15% over year-ago levels and very close to the Cox Automotive forecast (below) published last week. (Hat tip to our senior economist.) Vastly increased inventory levels and a general improvement in consumer sentiment are helping fuel stronger sales in the U.S. Recovering fleet business – notably… Read Article

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Electric Vehicle Sales in Q2 Strike Another Record, but Growth Ahead Will Be Hard Fought 07/12/2023 Nearly 300,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) – full battery-electric vehicles – were sold in the U.S. in Q2, a record for any quarter and an increase of 48.4% from Q2 2022. Tesla, again, was the largest seller of EVs in the U.S., with more than 175,000 sold, an increase of 34.8% quarter over quarter. Sales growth at Tesla, and the EV segment overall, was aided by… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales to Increase More Than 11% Year Over Year Through the First Half of 2023 06/27/2023 Updated, July 6, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the U.S. new-vehicle market has been surprisingly strong, with sales volume increasing more quickly than forecast as the industry’s inventory issues faded. Sales in June, as we’ve seen in many months prior this year, surprised to the upside, with volume beating the Cox Automotive forecast. The June sales pace has been initially estimated at 15.7… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales In May Expected to Jump By 20% As Inventory Concerns Fade 05/25/2023 Updated, June 2, 2023 – Initial estimates of new-vehicle sales in May indeed suggest that year-over-year volume growth was even stronger than our forecast of 20.3%. New-vehicle inventory was at a two-year high heading into the month, and some automakers were beginning to turn up the volume on incentives. As expected, pent-up demand and improved inventory levels helped drive higher sales volumes. May is often a… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Pick Up in April as Inventory Levels Continue to Improve 04/25/2023 Updated, May 3, 2023 – Fed by higher inventory levels and a healthy dose of fleet deliveries, April new-vehicle sales likely finished higher than the Cox Automotive forecast. As noted below, our team was expecting the annual sales pace in April to hit 15.1 million – a sizable increase from April 2022 – and initial estimates suggest the pace was even stronger, approaching 15.9 million. Solid… Read Article

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