Cox Automotive took the interim tag off Jeremy Robb’s title on Tuesday, making him the company’s chief economist.

Robb had been serving in an interim capacity since November, when Jonathan Smoke was promoted to chief strategy officer.

With professional roots in used cars, Cox Automotive highlighted Robb has more than two decades of experience spanning financial analysis, OEM leadership, data science collaboration, and automotive remarketing.

“Jeremy brings unmatched rigor, curiosity and credibility to our economic and industry analysis,” Cox Automotive president Steve Rowley said in a news release. “His analytical skill and thought leadership — paired with a deep understanding of both the automotive marketplace and the broader macroenvironment — make him the ideal voice to guide our clients and our business through the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry.”

As chief economist, Robb will oversee Cox Automotive’s enterprise-level economic outlook, monthly forecasts, client advisory, media briefings and the strategic integration of data drawn from across the company’s extensive retail and wholesale platforms.

Since joining Cox Automotive in 2018, Robb has been a senior leader in the economic and industry insights organization, with a primary focus on the used-vehicle marketplace. He has helped develop analytics tools that give the industry new ways to understand lease and loan equity across all makes and models, drawing from and synthesizing proprietary data from brands such as Dealertrack, vAuto, Kelley Blue Book and Manheim.

Robb has been a regular contributor to Cox Automotive’s industry analysis, presenting frequently at both client events and industry conferences — including Cherokee Media Group’s Used Car Week — on topics ranging from sales forecasts, Fed policy, auto market trends, and the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index.

Prior to joining Cox Automotive, Robb served as remarketing leader for Nissan and Infiniti across the U.S. and Canada, where he oversaw portfolio-level strategy, market performance, and the optimization of vehicle disposal channels.

Earlier in his career, Robb was head of finance for NMAC, leading teams responsible for budgeting, month-end close, forecasting and executive decision support. His professional journey began in equity research, where he became known for creating new analytical tools that improved decision-making across large organizations.