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Smoke on Cars Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke shares his insights on macroeconomic trends, business cycles, demand and the economic factors influencing the automotive industry today. See Insights ›

Commentary & Voices Our team of analysts and experts share their reactions, insights and unique perspectives on the behaviors, data and industry moves that are affecting the broader automotive business. See Insights ›

Data Point The automotive industry is a data-driven business. These are the data points that our team of experts and analysts find most interesting, offered with insights to explain why it matters and why you should know. See Insights ›

Economy & Trends Dynamic economic factors and market trends continually influence our industry, and Cox Automotive’s economists and analysts provide data analysis, forecasts and reports to enhance the understanding of how these factors affect the automotive marketplace. See Insights ›

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This Week in Car Buying 07/19/2019 Kelley Blue Book’s Senior Managing Editor Matt DeLorenzo writes This Week in Car Buying, a weekly column on KBB.com. In this week’s news, Matt looks at how inventories for cars have tightened, despite slowing sales, but truck and SUV inventory have hit nearly 3 million units, or a 72 days’ supply, up four days from a month earlier. The rising stocks of these vehicles could put… Read Article

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All-New 2020 Chevrolet Corvette 07/19/2019 The all-new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette was revealed in California last evening, at a gala event celebration attended by media, celebrities and enthusiasts. Several editors and analysts from the Cox Automotive team were on hand to witness the moment and see the mid-ship Corvette for the first time. They shared the following commentary. From Karl Brauer, Executive Publisher, Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader: “Corvette has again delivered… Read Article

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A Decade of Economic Expansion 07/16/2019 Congratulations, fine reader, you are part of a winning team! Well done. You’re an important part of an economic expansion that’s been trucking along for 121 months now, a new post-World War II milestone. Our record upward run began back in June 2009, the month General Motors, following Chrysler, filed for bankruptcy protection and the National Bureau of Economic Research marked as low water in the… Read Article

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This Round of UAW Contract Negotiations Will Be Tough. Here’s Why. 07/15/2019 Contract talks between Detroit automakers Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler and the UAW kick off this week with the official handshake. The current four-year contracts expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14. All negotiations are challenging, but this round will be particularly difficult. Here’s why: Union wish list: The goal of the UAW, representing 156,000 workers, is for gains or, at least, protection of what… Read Article

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This Week in Car Buying: Goodbye Beetle, Hello Tarek; Ford Drops Diesel from Transit Connect; Used Vehicle Prices Firm Up; Fleet Sales on an Upswing 07/12/2019 Kelley Blue Book’s Senior Managing Editor Matt DeLorenzo writes This Week in Car Buying, a weekly column on KBB.com. In this week’s article, Matt, along with the rest of us, says goodbye to the Volkswagen Beetle as it rolled off the assembly line in Mexico for the final time. As further evidence of the shift away from cars to trucks, the vehicle taking the Beetle’s place on the Puebla assembly line will be a subcompact crossover… Read Article

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Ford and Volkswagen Advance Their Global Alliance 07/12/2019 This morning at a press conference in New York, Ford and Volkswagen confirmed plans to further expand their global alliance, working together now on both electric vehicle development and the advancement of autonomous, self-driving technology. As part of the agreement, Volkswagen is committing both resource and investment to Argo AI, Ford’s partner in autonomous vehicle development. At the same time, Ford is gaining access to Volkswagen’s… Read Article

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10 Things to Know About June Sales 07/11/2019 Last week we closed the books on the first half of 2019, with June sales coming in at a healthy clip but the overall market down from year-ago levels. Fleet sales are stronger than retail sales and SUVs/Crossovers are performing better than cars. No surprises, really. We are rolling in a post-peak world right now. After a week of soaking on the numbers, our Industry Insights… Read Article

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R.I.P. VW New Beetle: The Passing of an Icon 07/11/2019 Volkswagen’s decision to pull the plug on the Beetle ends a remarkable chapter in automotive history. The Beetle began life as a People’s Car as part of Hitler’s Third Reich, was rescued by British army officers after the war, becoming a crucial element in the rebuilding of the European economy. However, it was America, and its Baby Boomer generation, that made the Beetle an icon with… Read Article

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Replay of Q2 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Call Available 07/09/2019 A replay of the Q2 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Call hosted by Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and Zo Rahim, manager of economics and industry insights for Cox Automotive, is available below. During the call, Jonathan and Zo presented Cox Automotive's Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, the automotive industry’s only used vehicle index that is both seasonally adjusted and adjusted for changes in mix and… Read Article

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Spring Bounce Rolling Into Summer, But Fading 07/08/2019 Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.61% month-over-month in June. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 140.5, a 4.1% increase from a year ago.After seeing steady and slightly lower than normal depreciation in weekly Manheim Market Report (MMR) prices in May, prices were firm or slightly higher each week in June. Three-year-old vehicle values in aggregate… Read Article

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