Looking for an affordable used car? You might want to go electric. The latest research from iSeeCars shows used EV prices fell 15.1% over the past year, while the cost of gasoline and hybrid vehicles dropped just 0.5%. The analysis of 1.9 million used cars sold from February 2024 to February 2025 found the average […] [Read More]

Dealership service department customer satisfaction was strong in 2024 — though a bit less so for owners of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. While J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Customer Service Index Study found overall satisfaction with dealer service rose for the second consecutive year, up 12 points to 878 on a 1,000-point scale for premium […] [Read More]

As part of its inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. The honorees in the first-ever Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts will be recognized in the April edition of the Auto Fin […] [Read More]

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. To conclude our series of podcasts with these first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program, we […] [Read More]

He knows the housing market and house music. He knows cars and The Cars. An economist who moved from the real estate market to the automotive market — while moonlighting as a DJ — Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke is among our first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program. Smoke joins […] [Read More]

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. Next up on our series of podcasts with these first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program […] [Read More]

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. Next up on our series of podcasts with these first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program […] [Read More]

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. Kicking off our series of podcasts with these first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program is […] [Read More]

There has been a lot of uncertainty in the market. Even with the announcement that automotive is exempt, at least for a month, the threat of the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico being on-again and off-again has led to some uncertainty and fear in the auto industry. According to Cox Automotive, 60% of new […] [Read More]

If reliability and value are your customers’ top priorities for a used car, you might want to make sure the Honda Fit is on your lot. The subcompact hatchback, which was discontinued by Honda in 2020, is the most reliable 5- and 10-year-old vehicle for the money, according to the latest research from iSeeCars. The […] [Read More]