With various economic and political factors at play, don’t expect the strength in the used-car market, be it unit sales or prices, to die down any time soon. “Our view is that it’s going to go on for quite some time,” Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough said Tuesday during a conference call with reporters. […] [Read More]

Car enthusiasts were asked which NFL franchise reminded them of a driverless car, and the obvious choice could have been one of two teams near Silicon Valley, given the region’s ties to automotive tech. But instead, participants in the fourth annual NFL and Cars survey from Swapalease.com most often cited the Cleveland Browns (at 19.3 […] [Read More]

How vehicles are being used continues to evolve with measurements of changes being catalogued in figures like millions and billions. A new study from Juniper Research released on Tuesday has found that adoption of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) platforms will replace more than 2.3 billion urban private vehicle journeys annually by 2023, compared with just 17.6 million […] [Read More]

The Chevrolet Suburban is the overall winner of AutoPacific’s latest Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA), which recognizes vehicles that impress owners the most. And U.S. brands, in general, led the way.  Including Chevrolet, which dominated with six IVA wins this year. Parent company General Motors won seven categories (one from Cadillac and the six from Chevy. Chevrolet won all […] [Read More]

When it comes to the usefulness of technology inside of vehicles, satisfaction among car buyers has increased. According to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study, released Wednesday, overall satisfaction with new-vehicle technology among owners of luxury vehicles averages 766 (on a 1,000-point scale), while satisfaction among owners of mass-market vehicles is 765. This […] [Read More]

Many young professionals are taking on leadership roles in the auto industry and impacting the remarketing and used-car business. And 40 of these outstanding leaders are featured in the Sept. 1 edition of Auto Remarketing. In our fourth annual Remarketing & Used-Car Industry’s 40 Under 40 issue, you will find the current- and next-generation leaders of […] [Read More]

If you think the East Coast is hot right now, look at what’s happening in the used-car market. Especially in terms of prices. One particular index measuring used-car prices is poised to reach its highest level in almost three years, the annual retail sales rate is approaching 40 million and dealers are showing optimism. Granted, […] [Read More]

It’s an interesting enigma, the 3-year-old car. Supply for these vehicles is at record levels, says a report from Edmunds. But that doesn’t appear to have slowed sales. According to the company’s latest Used Car Report, roughly a fourth of used-car sales at franchised dealerships during the second quarter were 3-year-old rides. But the average […] [Read More]

In an age where driving is the most popular means of commuting in the country each day, drivers can find themselves trying to avoid top annoyances like other people’s poor driving, rush-hour traffic and the cost of gas, CarGurus recently found. The company’s new Commuting Sentiment Survey of 1,877 commuters found that most commuters in the […] [Read More]

Insights from the car owner experiences of more than 3.2 million drivers can now be accessed from the new JDPower.com car-shopping website that shares recent vehicle rating, review and award verified data. To help car shoppers find dependable makes, models and body styles for model-years 2013 to 2018, J.D. Power announced Monday that its site now […] [Read More]