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J.D. Power unveiled its latest Resale Value Awards for mass-market and luxury vehicles, including six model-level awards for Lexus and four more for Toyota.
July deliveries increased 1.3% in the first monthly U.S. new-vehicle sales report to include none of the Detroit 3 automakers, but the seasonally adjusted annualized rate fell below 17 million for the fourth time this year.
Wantalease.com reports moves made by an ‘aggressive’ Nissan highlighted the month in auto leasing, maintaining an industry-low price for the Sentra and offering big discounts on the Titan and Pathfinder.
J.D. Power analysts say the appeal of new vehicles has improved for the fifth consecutive year, accelerated in part by improved infotainment systems and semiautonomous driving technology.
Audi has become the fifth major manufacturer to certify Darwin’s digital retailing and omnichannel solutions for dealer co-op funding.
U.S. Toyota and Mercedes-Benz dealers will have access to factory-branded versions of Roadster’s Express Storefront online-to-instore commerce platform starting this month.
The automaker has appointed Cian O'Brien to head sales in the United States as executive vice president and COO.
America's 9,500 international nameplate franchises accounted for 54% of all new vehicles sold in the United States in February. Industrywide, 1.33 million light vehicles were sold last month.
The 3.1% year-over-year increase in new-vehicle sales in December was more than enough to push the industry’s annual sales tally above the 17.5 million-unit mark for 2016, according to Autodata Corp.
The industry sold 1.38 million new units in November, a 3.7% increase from a year ago, according to Autodata Corp. November's seasonally adjusted annual rate was 17.87 million, which was slightly lower than last November’s SAAR of 18.25 million.