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.
November 28, 2016
Millennials are bucking the stereotype that women are damsels in distress and men are confident decisionmakers, according to new research from Edmunds.com.
October 25, 2016
The vehicle information site said this week that April sales are on pace to eclipse the April 2005 sales record of more than 1.5 million units. It also believes the industry is on pace to shatter last year’s 17.5 million-unit sales record.
April 28, 2016
An Edmunds analysis found that only 27.5% of all hybrid and EV trade-ins in 2016 have been applied to the purchase of another hybrid or EV, an 11.3% drop from last year’s rate of 38.5%. A larger percentage, 33.8%, of trade-ins are going toward the purchase of SUVs.
April 21, 2016
Automotive dealers sold 38.3 million used vehicles in 2015, the highest single-year total since 2007. And they did so despite the price of an average used car rising 4.6% to $18,600.
February 25, 2016
Edmunds is teaming with CUneXus to build new shopping and purchasing solutions. The latter offers a “click-to-accept” consumer loan platform that allows finance sources to deliver loan offers to in-market consumers through their mobile devices.
January 7, 2016
The number of consumers willing to pay a premium for the benefits of a certified pre-owned vehicle is growing, Edmunds reported this week. Between July and September, certified pre-owned vehicles accounted for 22% of used-car purchases at franchise dealerships -- the largest share of any third quarter.
December 14, 2015
Millennial car buyers are leasing vehicles at a higher rate than the overall car-buying population, according to analysis from Edmunds.com.
July 21, 2015
Edmunds.com has opened registration for its Used+ used-car sales program, which offers shoppers a vehicle-protection plan and a $200 gas card. Asked if the program might lead Edmunds into F&I product sales, a spokesperson said '... It is an option we would be open to exploring.'
July 8, 2015
Projected September sales would be an 11% increase from the previous year, with Edmunds predicting that about 1.26 million new cars and trucks will be sold during the month.
September 25, 2014
Edmunds.com forecasts that about 1.46 million new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. market in July, the highest July total since 2006.
July 24, 2014
Edmunds.com forecasts that about 1.36 million new vehicle will be sold in June, a 15.4% decline from May and a 3.1% decline from June 2013. Analysts, however, say the declines don’t mean June will be a bad month for car sales.
June 26, 2014
Honda won in the nonluxury division with a projected residual value of 50.1% after five years, while Acura took home the luxury crown with a projected five-year residual value of 45.4%.
June 17, 2014
Edmunds.com presented its inaugural 2014 Most Popular on Edmunds.com Awards at this week’s New York International Auto Show, with Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota taking home top honors.
April 17, 2014
The vehicle information site names the seven judges who will oversee its second annual Hackomotive event, a three-day contest in which participants develop products and ideas that promote a better car-shopping experience.
February 17, 2014
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