Tight used-car supply and a stretch of record wholesale prices are having an impact beyond the auction lanes and other wholesale channels. They’re also leading to lower retail sales. According to analysis around Cox Automotive’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, there was an 11.1% decline in total used-car sales last month. The seasonally adjusted annual […] [Read More]

It’s like the old proverb, “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” Or to put it in automotive parlance, that late-model car a consumer can get their hands on now could be worth more to them than a new version of the same model, holed up in production delays or lack of […] [Read More]

As we put together this third installment of “The State of the Used Car Industry” in late June, it appears life — societal, economic, automotive and otherwise — is slowing getting back to normal (fingers crossed; knock on wood). And as the used-car industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we take an in-depth look at […] [Read More]

We went straight to the orchestrator of the 2021 Cox Automotive Dealership Staffing Study for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Cox Automotive senior industry intelligence manager Angela Drake shared additional insight about the study, which was initially distributed on Monday. To hear the conversation, click on the link available below, or visit the Auto Remarketing […] [Read More]

CarGurus discovered consumers are becoming more interested in autonomous vehicles (AVs), but the majority still isn’t ready to take its foot off the gas and hands off the wheel completely On Thursday, site officials released details of the CarGurus Self-Driving Vehicle Sentiment Survey that compiled and analyzed consumer feedback on AV-related topics such as comfort […] [Read More]

While perhaps not as light as their inventory levels nowadays, dealerships appear to be short on personnel, too, especially in the departments that generate the most store revenue. Like many industries, Cox Automotive indicated, the U.S. automotive retail segment is struggling to find enough employees for dealerships to be fully staffed, much less meet their […] [Read More]

The “once-in-a-lifetime environment” for dealerships changing hands doesn’t appear to be dissipating. At least it didn't in the first quarter. Kerrigan Advisors highlighted the dealership buy/sell market once again set records to begin 2021, a result of a unique confluence of market factors that resulted in 66 completed transactions, up 20% quarter-over-quarter. The firm indicated […] [Read More]

While Cox Automotive’s measure of wholesale vehicle values is still at an all-time high, the rate of week-over-week increases has slowed in the first half of June. And values may have reached an apex. That’s according to the mid-month reading of the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which came in at 203.6. That is up […] [Read More]

Used vehicles moved off dealer lots in May four days quicker than they did in January and with price tags that were more than $3,000 higher. That’s according to the latest monthly analysis from iSeeCars.com, which, among other metrics, measures how fast used cars sell, average prices, the specific models that move the quickest and the fastest-selling […] [Read More]

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a preview excerpt, available only to CMG Premium members, from the July issue of Auto Remarketing, which will provide a “Mid-Year Report” on various segments of the industry. In addition to the piece below on used-car prices, the magazine will also provide updates on the retail sales, finance, repossession/collections and buy-here, pay-here segments […] [Read More]