The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the third time this year and signaled it will raise the cost of borrowing again in December. Industry economists said it will not get better for consumers or the industry from here.
September 27, 2018
Despite the decline, the trade group expects the California market will end the year with around 2 million new-vehicle registrations. That would be a slight decline from the 2.05 million registrations the market recorded in 2017, providing further proof the market has plateaued after several years of big increases.
August 28, 2018
Retail sales for the first half of 2018 are expected to be the weakest since 2014, but record transaction prices have consumers on pace to spend nearly $5 billion more on new-vehicle purchases during the period compared to a year ago.
June 28, 2018
The NADA’s chief economist said the industry will sell 17.1 million new units in 2017. That forecast could rise by the end of February — that's if the the new administration delivers on its stated policy objectives.
November 15, 2016
Establishing a better connection between the F&I office and today's Internet customer was top of mind at this year's annual dealer conference. Word in the aisle ways is that solutions aimed at doing just that will be hitting the market this summer.
February 6, 2012
The industry is facing another possible crisis, but nobody seems to be in panic mode just yet.
June 6, 2011