With leasing activity continuing to intensify, a quartet of experts from Moody’s Analytics devised elaborate formulas and explanations for how to structure residual values that might help captive finance companies, other institutions that provide vehicle leasing as well as other service providers involved with remarketing. The Moody’s team introduce a new model for forecasting the […] [Read More]

According to TransUnion’s latest Industry Insights Report, 20 states registered a delinquency rate higher than what analysts pegged as the overall reading for the second quarter. Analysts found that in Q2 of this year the auto delinquency rate connected to contracts 60 or more days past due increased to 1.11 percent, an 11-basis point rise […] [Read More]

Depending on whom you ask, the New England Patriots remind folks of a car with a whiny belt or a Tesla. There were no questions about deflated tires in the annual NFL & Cars Survey from Swapalease.com, but one would have to think the Pats would dominate that category, too. As it stands, New England […] [Read More]

Along with an analysis about how ongoing macroeconomic trends are pointing toward positive fortunes for dealerships, the team at KeyBanc Capital Markets attributed an upbeat conversation with Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb coupled with the July findings of its monthly dealer survey for producing such a “bullish” outlook. Before delving into the takeaways from […] [Read More]

An analysis by Vincentric LLC indicated that hybrids may be losing their competitive edge in the U.S. The company’s most recent U.S. Hybrid Analysis shows that seven of 29 hybrids it examined have lower total cost of ownership compared to their closest all-gasoline-powered counterpart. This represents a continued decrease in cost-effective hybrids, dropping from 44 […] [Read More]

Car buyers are getting more satisfaction, it seems, according to new data from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Consumer satisfaction with automobiles is up 3.8 percent to 82 on ACSI’s 100-point scale. And while luxury cars have dominated the driver satisfaction rankings for years, the top tier is now evenly split between mass market […] [Read More]

In the second quarter, the average monthly payment on a lease was $431, up from $419 a year ago, according to Edmunds.com. That also marked the highest Q2 average since 2011, when payments averaged $434 a month. “Leasing has been a major force in elevating new-car sales for the past three years,” Edmunds said in […] [Read More]

The Blue Sky Report from Kerrigan Advisors released on Monday highlighted that the number of large, multi-dealership transactions rose by 52 percent year-over-year during the first half of 2016. Along with seven other key findings from its analysis of the first six months of the year, Kerrigan Advisors found there was a decline in overall […] [Read More]

As we begin to sense subtle signs of fall in the air, Black Book opted to take a look at which cars and trucks have seen the biggest depreciation at this time of year over the last decade. According to the analysis, that distinction goes to cars in the prestige luxury segment, followed by a […] [Read More]

Since last spring, the Justice Department has leveraged the regulatory teeth contained within the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to reach a record settlement with Santander Consumer USA and to bring a lawsuit against a Michigan credit union. The developments both involved the SCRA and vehicle repossessions involved with members of the military and their […] [Read More]