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Cox Automotive Forecast: November New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Jump 10.8% Year Over Year, as Inventory Levels Continue to Improve 11/28/2022 Updated, Dec. 1, 2022 – When considering the new-vehicle market in the U.S., the Cox Automotive Economics and Industry Insights team has been trying to balance two distinct market realities: supply and demand. For much of 2022, tight inventory (supply) has been an anchor holding back the market. And indeed, with inventory historically low, new-vehicle sales have been depressed. Through the end of Q3, the new-vehicle market… Read Article

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Cox Automotive October Forecast: New-Vehicle Inventory Levels Are Improving, But Sales Remain Low 10/25/2022 UPDATED, Nov. 2, 2022 – Spurred in part by improving inventory, early indications of new-vehicle sales in October suggest sales volumes will come in above the Cox Automotive forecast. Gains from October 2021 were all but guaranteed, as last October was a historically bad month for new-vehicle sales. But reports from Hyundai, Kia, Toyota and other Asian brands indicate total industry sales volumes may be higher… Read Article

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Q3 2022 Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call Replay Available 09/29/2022 A replay of the Cox Automotive Q3 2022 Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call held on Wednesday, September 28, is available below. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and our Industry Insights team provided a deep dive into the economy and auto industry – the new, used and wholesale vehicle markets for the third quarter. The Cox Automotive September U.S. auto sales forecast was released as well as a Q3 update… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Lowers Full-Year New-Vehicle Sales Forecast as September Volumes Hold Steady at Low Level; Q3 Sales Nearly Equal to 2021 Levels 09/28/2022 UPDATED, Oct. 3, 2022 – With the books closing on third-quarter new-vehicle sales, the market indeed—as forecast—is stuck in a low gear. At a brand level, sales results are markedly inconsistent. Hyundai and Kia are confirming record results; General Motors and Toyota finished the quarter with strong numbers. Others, including Buick, Nissan and Honda, continue to struggle. At an industry level, just the opposite is true. New-vehicle sales… Read Article

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2022 Cox Automotive Forecasts 09/28/2022 Cox Automotive provides forecasts on the new and used vehicle markets as well as leasing, fleet and CPO sales and the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. The Industry Insights team reviews the forecasts quarterly and updates them as changes in the market dictate. The 2022 forecasts were presented during the Cox Automotive Q3 2022 Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call on September 28. Download the 2022… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Q3 2022 Industry Insights and Forecast Presentation Available 09/28/2022 The Cox Automotive Q3 Industry Insights and Sales Forecast Call will be held today at 11 a.m. EDT. The presentation is now available for download. The September and Q3 sales forecast press release will be published in the Newsroom after the conclusion of the call. Download the Presentation. During the webcast, Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, Senior Economist Charlie Chesbrough and Economic and Industry Insights Senior Manager Chris Frey… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: August U.S. Auto Sales Languish at Slow Pace With Persistent Headwinds 08/25/2022 UPDATED, Sept. 2, 2022 – Calendar year 2022 has provided plenty of great examples of, “I’ve never seen that before.” And that is certainly the case with August 2022 new-vehicle sales. The Cox Automotive Industry Insights team is tallying the August totals and will have more to share next week, but early indications are that overall sales were consistent with July and June before that. Our… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Lowers Full-Year New-Vehicle Sales Forecast as Persistent Supply Problems Continue to Hold Back Auto Industry 06/28/2022 UPDATED, July 5, 2022 – The Cox Automotive Industry Insights team had expected a year-over-year decline in June auto sales. The actual decline, however, was even greater than expected. Sales last month came in at approximately 1.125 million; the forecast was for 1.2 million. Some declines were particularly notable, with large year-over-year declines at Buick, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and others. The Honda drop was hard to… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: May Auto Sales Expected to Fall to Slowest Pace in 2022 05/25/2022 UPDATED, June 2, 2022 – May new-vehicle sales came in lower than the Cox Automotive forecast issued last week. Our team was expecting a year-over-year volume decline of roughly 28%; results indicate a drop of more than 29%. Auto sales in May are traditionally quite strong, spurred in part by the long Memorial Day Weekend. But that was not the case this year. Overall new-vehicle buying… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Forecast: No Relief in Sight as Slow New-Vehicle Sales Persist in April 04/27/2022 UPDATED, May 3, 2022 – While April sales are still being tallied by our teams, initial projections indicate total sales will come in near 1.2 million, down more than 20% from year-ago levels and very near our forecast released last week. As Cox Automotive Senior Economist Charlie Chesbrough noted earlier, the new-vehicle inventory situation has not materially changed and continues to hold new-vehicle sales in check.… Read Article

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