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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM KELLEY BLUE BOOK: When will new car prices drop? New car prices remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, with the average transaction price still nearly $11,000 above January 2020 levels, despite a recent dip. Inventory levels increased to a 96-day supply, creating more buying opportunities, especially for overstocked brands like Jaguar,…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM WARDS AUTO: Shifting gears: What car buyers really want in 2025 Consumer interest in hybrids is rising, with 26% of U.S. buyers preferring them for fuel savings and lower emissions, while BEV interest remains limited due to charging concerns. Brand loyalty is weakening, with 46% of U.S. consumers planning to switch…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM CAR AND DRIVER: President Trump signs executive order revoking Biden-era EV targets President Donald Trump has signed an executive order revoking Biden-era EV targets, including the goal for 50% of new cars sold by 2030 to be electric. The order also eliminates federal funds for EV charging stations and challenges state…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM WARDS AUTO: Most automakers anticipate bright 2025 U.S. light vehicle sales reached over 15.8 million units in 2024, up 2.2% year-over-year and the highest recorded year of sales since 2019. GM and Ford maintained healthy sales increases, while Stellantis took a 20% hit. Many brands saw major double digit sales gains…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM REUTERS: U.S. retail sales showcase economy’s enduring strength Retail sales across the nation grew 0.7% month-over-month in November, exceeding forecasts by 0.2% and showing strength in the consumer market. This growth was bolstered by a 2.6% increase in auto dealership sales and a 1.8% increase in online retail sales ahead of…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM WARDSAUTO: Retail ride still bumpy, but good news is ahead November 2024 marked strong new-vehicle sales, with a 6.7% YoY increase and consumer spending reaching nearly $50 billion, a record for the month. However, rising inventory levels and deeper discounts have driven down average transaction prices and dealer profits, with per-unit…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM J.D. POWER: Inventory and pricing drive gains in sales satisfaction but other areas have modest improvement, J.D. Power finds Customer satisfaction with the vehicle purchase process rose to 801 on J.D. Power’s 1,000-point scale, up from 793 last year, according to the 2024 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study. Improved inventory…
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🗞️ Industry roundup: FROM FORBES: Shoppers sit on their wallets; October auto sales gain only slightly U.S. auto sales in October 2024 rose around 2.1% from October 2023, reaching around 1.3 million vehicles. Despite a 25.1% increase in inventory (1.9 million vehicles) and higher incentives averaging $3,149 (up 70.5% from last year), many customers are…
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Lotlinx insights: Lotlinx Q3 Vincensus Reveals A Largely Aging Vehicle Inventory Industry-wide inventory challenges persist as electrified vehicles gain market share; Lotlinx customers outperform market averages in inventory management Click here to read more and download the Q3 Vincensus report. Industry roundup: FROM CNBC: American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans The average…
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Lotlinx insights: Lotlinx Announces New Risk Report, Insight Into Dealer Inventory The brand new Risk Report offers a unique and customized view of a dealer’s inventory carryover, markdown, and aged risk data. This free report offers insights that help dealers optimize their inventory strategy with a weekly analysis of their store’s inventory data, and they…
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