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A recent price spike due to several larger market forces, though it hasn’t dulled demand, is pushing more consumers to efficient models to squeeze in buys.
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Despite headwinds threatening dealership profitability, Kerrigan Advisors’ first-quarter report indicates 2019 is trending toward another 200-plus transaction year for the auto retail buy/sell market.
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Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index registered its first monthly gain of the year, ticking up to 114.4 in May. But analysts warn waning demand could follow a strong end to the spring selling season.
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Fiat Chrysler has backed out of a proposed merger with Renault, blaming ‘political conditions’ in France, whose government owns a 15% share of Renault. A week ago, the companies were poised to form the world’s third-largest automaker.
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More consumers in the prime and superprime credit tiers opted for used vehicles as concerns around affordability grew in the first quarter, according to the latest report from Experian.
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Protective Asset Protection analysts say GAP claim payouts rose by 19.5% for new vehicles and an astounding 95% for used vehicles between 2014 and 2018.
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Group 1 Automotive has launched AcceleRide, a fully online buying process that includes vehicle configuration, trade-in valuation, and financing options, at 79 U.S. dealerships.
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Kelley Blue Book analysts say a parade of new models helped drive the average price for a new vehicle sold in the U.S. to $37,185 in May, a 3.7% year-over-year increase.
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U.S. dealers sold slightly fewer new vehicles last month than in May of 2018, but the annual forecast increased to 17.4 million units — thanks in no small part to strong fleet sales.
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National Auto Care has named 30-year finance industry executive Laura Clark as the company’s new chief financial officer.
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IHS Markit analysts say electric vehicles will account for 7.6% of all new vehicles sold in the United States in 2026, predicting ‘explosive’ growth in a segment driven by rapidly proliferating makes and models.
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