Analysis

How about some good news connected with the pandemic? A recent analysis by S&P Global Mobility determined the availability of semiconductor chips that took a drastic toll on all facets of the automotive industry seems to have abated significantly. Experts said that by the middle of this year, the worst of the chip shortage fallout […] [Read More]

The used-vehicle market is as complicated as it is interconnected. Market fluctuations in one segment (for example, repossessions volumes or lease originations) can affect the state of another (availability of wholesale supply), which in turn can influence another (inventory of retail vehicles from which consumers can choose). With that in mind, Cherokee Media Group presents […] [Read More]

There is no perfect used car (or a new one, for that matter). If you’ve ever worked at a franchise dealership, you’ve had brand-new vehicles that still needed some level of attention. The ironic thing is that consumers don’t expect used vehicles to be perfect, either. Consumers say they get nervous and skeptical when vehicles […] [Read More]

June marked another 45% year-over-year increase in the number of new vehicles being sold into large rental, commercial and government fleets, according to Cox Automotive. And as it turns out, that’s also pretty good news for the used-car market ... [Read More]

Perhaps it’s the lower price point, more vehicle options available, increased consumer comfort level or some combination of factors. But while still just a sliver of the overall used-car market, sales of pre-owned electric vehicles are making marked improvements for dealers and other retailers. There were an estimated 41,341 electric vehicles sold in the retail used-car market in the second quarter, according to a late-June presentation from Cox Automotive. While flat from the first quarter and representing just a 0.9% share of total used-car sales, the Q2 used EV sales tally was ... [Read More]

June represented the steepest month-over-month drop in wholesale vehicle prices since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index report released Monday. Cox Automotive, which publishes the index, said wholesale values last month were down 4.2% from May and fell 10.3% from June 2022, when adjusting for mix, mileage and seasonality. The index came in 215.1 for the month. The last time wholesale prices fell that much ... [Read More]

The “one pocket of strength” for the used-car market this year, as Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke put it in a June presentation to the media and industry, has been the certified pre-owned segment. That certainly played out in preliminary first-half CPO sales results provided to Auto Remarketing by Motor Intelligence in early July. Through June, year-to-date CPO sales are estimated at ... [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group senior editors Joe Overby and Nick Zulovich welcomed their newest teammate, Andrew Friedlander, for this installment of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at the 2023 NIADA Convention. The trio recapped some of the most interesting developments that surfaced at the event as well as looked ahead toward Used Car […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is a small excerpt from Cherokee Media Group's upcoming “State of the Used Car Industry” report. The full report will be available this month. The prime reason vehicles are pricier to purchase in the wholesale market and will likely remain that way for years to come? Blame lack of supply. “The mix of the (used-vehicle supply) is different overall, volume is different,” Black Book chief data science officer Alex Yurchenko said during a presentation at the NIADA Convention in June. The estimated available wholesale supply of vehicles up to 8 years old fell to ... [Read More]

J.D. Power’s latest new-car quality study shows quality is on the decline — at a record rate. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study, the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) has risen by a record 30 PP100 over the past two years. The study reported an industry average of 192 […] [Read More]