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A sales mix in favor of utility vehicles drove up January’s average transaction price 3.3% from a year ago to $34,968. Among the greatest beneficiaries were the Detroit Three, with General Motors leading the way.
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The expected regulatory rollback, plateauing sales, rising interest rates, and the push to change the in-dealership experience clouds the F&I industry’s future, EFG Companies said today. Four of the firm's executives offered their predictions for 2017.
Read More →After a record December capped off a record year for new-vehicle sales, January appears to be enduring a hangover effect, the vehicle information site said. It expects sales to decline 3% from a year ago to 1.13 million units.
Read More →The vehicle information site expects new-vehicle sales to total 1.15 million units in January, a 31.5% decrease from December and a 0.7% decrease from January 2016.
Read More →The good news, according to Edmunds.com, is the industry is on pace to top last year's record new-vehicle sales total. The bad news, the firm noted in a separate release, is car buyers are rolling over negative equity from their trade-ins in record numbers.
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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.
Read More →Wholesale used-vehicle prices declined 0.7% in October, according to Manheim. Non-seasonally adjusted prices declined 2%, with the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index increasing 0.6% from a year ago to 126.0.
Read More →For the first time on Kelley Blue Book’s record, SUV sales should top car sales in the United States. The firm also expects new-vehicle sales to decline 6% in October due, in part, to two fewer selling days vs. a year ago.
Read More →For the fifth time in seven months, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive are predicting a year-over-year decline in new-vehicle retail sales for September. But officials with both firms said the numbers don't point to significant weakness or risk, but the firm does see challenges ahead.
Read More →Asbury increased its F&I per-copy average 3% to $1,436 in the second quarter. But total F&I gross profit fell due to a 'Choppy' retail environment, officials said.
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