An increase in floor traffic and a strong closing ratio indicate that new-vehicle sales in March will improve 11 percent from the year-ago period, according to CNW’s Retail Automotive Summary.
Read More →New-vehicle sales are off to a strong start in February because of better floor traffic and closing ratios, as well as a looser credit market, according to CNW’s Retail Automotive Summary.
Read More →Strong November sales and an increase in consumer demand has the industry poised for another healthy sales month in December, CNW Research’s Art Spinella predicted in his monthly “State of the Industry” report.
Read More →A strong November has kept U.S. new-vehicle sales on pace to finish at 12 million units for 2010, and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) says that figure could grow by another million units next year.
Read More →In his state of the industry report, CNW Research’s Art Spinella said several indicators point to a solid first quarter 2011. What his data doesn’t point to, however, is the industry cracking the 13 million-unit mark next year.
Read More →Toyota and Nissan surpassed the industry’s 6.8 percent increase in month-over-month sales in July, which CNW Research attributed to heavy promotions of lease deals and used-car trade-in programs by both automakers.
Read More →Independent dealers are expected to drive the used-car market to a 4.7 percent increase in sales in August, according to CNW Research.
Read More →F&I’s newest columnist shares four steps you can take to prepare yourself for today’s Internet customer.
Read More →Auto finance sources continued to favor the less risky lending categories in June, with approval rates for the prime and nearprime categories reaching new highs. The story was different for subprime approvals, which continued their descent from a high in April.
Read More →Recent data collected by CNW Research points to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter becoming forces to be reckoned with as used-car selling channels.
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