When it comes to responding to internet leads, the best got better. Napleton Automotive Group earned the top spot in the 2025 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Auto Dealer Group Study, its fourth consecutive No. 1 ranking — and it set a record in the process. Napleton’s average internet lead effectiveness score of 91 […] [Read More]

Electrified vehicles — including the battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and hybrid electric segments — made up nearly a quarter of all new-car sales in the U.S. during the first quarter, and their overall sales were up nearly 30% year-over-year. That’s according to the latest quarterly Electrified Vehicle Retail Sales Report from Urban Science. The report […] [Read More]

Handwringing in the new-car market is already driving up sales and prices in the retail used-car market, according to analysis around the latest CARFAX Used Car Index, which saw prices increase nationally month-over-month in April for every segment it tracks. Amid the Trump administration’s tariffs driving economic uncertainty, used-car prices climbed at twice the rate […] [Read More]

Used car prices are rising. For most used cars, anyway. A study by iSeeCars found 20 models that have shown “significant” price decreases over the past 12 months, led by the Tesla Model S. The analysis of the retail prices of 1.4 million used cars showed the Model S — one of four Teslas on […] [Read More]

Do electric vehicles really offer a lower cost of ownership than gas-powered vehicles? According to a new study by Vincentric, that’s true for less than half of EVs. The automotive data firm’s 2025 Electric Vehicle Cost of Ownership Analysis found 44% of the 54 EV models studied had a lower total cost of ownership over […] [Read More]

Last week, J.D. Power completed its newest analysis of the recently imposed tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts, which experts said are expected to significantly affect both consumers and the automotive industry in the United States. But J.D. Power stressed this point before delving into the data and breakdown: “Please note, however, that this […] [Read More]

As the tariff era begins, perhaps the two biggest concerns for the overall used-car market, now and down the road, are rising prices and the dwindling supply of off-lease cars. To which used electric vehicles say, “What, me worry?” As used wholesale prices begin to creep upward thanks to rising demand coupled with diminished supply, used EVs represent ... [Read More]

As the first quarter of 2025 ended, all was calm for used-vehicle retail prices. But, Cars Commerce reported in its Q1 2025 Auto Market Review, that might have been the calm before the storm. The report, based on data from the company’s Cars.com, Dealer Inspire and AccuTrade platforms, showed used-car list prices fell 0.9% in […] [Read More]

iSeeCars is seeing something it hasn’t seen in more than two years: rising used-car prices. The automotive search engine and research website said its latest study showed the average used-vehicle listing price in March was up 1% from March 2024, the first year-over-year increase since October 2022. The study was based on iSeeCars’ analysis of […] [Read More]

With a 25% tariff on imported autos in place, much of the focus has been on its effect on vehicle prices. But the supply of vehicle inventory, already an issue in the used-car sector, looms as a factor in both the short and long term. In 2024, used supply sank 8% year-over-year to end the year 28% below pre-pandemic levels, and in its original 2025 forecast, Cox Automotive projected that trend to continue as the impact of COVID-induced slowdowns in new-vehicle sales and production ripples through the used-car market. And that was before tariffs became a thing ... [Read More]