How Dealers Can Influence EV Sales
Dealers can boost electric vehicle sales when they take an educational stance with consumers.
Dealers can boost electric vehicle sales when they take an educational stance with consumers.
Ford CEO Jim Farley wants to maintain the company’s build-to-order strategy after the chip shortage ends. Will consumers adapt?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said the committee plans to complete tapering before raising rates, and markets are targeting June as the possible date for the next rate hike.
J.D. Power reports metrically measured customer satisfaction with their automotive purchases remains at 789 points (on a 1,000-point scale), the same as in 2020.
Porsche and GMC rank highest in respective segments.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems equate to loss cost reductions, underscoring the need for VIN-level feature information to improve policy rating.
Parts manufacturers rely on magnesium from China to help reduce vehicle weights. But China’s current magnesium output is at 50% of normal levels.
A key priority in the bill is spending $7.5 billion to build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Since Farley took control of the automaker last October, Ford’s stock has roughly tripled.
New light-vehicle sales in October 2021 saw their first month-to-month gain since April.
For the second time in as many months, one of the major RV market segments has declined in value, but this time it was the towables, which fell for the first time in almost a year, while motorhomes reversed course and increased, coming in at their second highest value ever.
Cadillac’s global sales are up 18% in 2021 over same-period 2020 and are on pace to hit a sales record in the brand’s 119-year history.
Combined sales at the seven major automakers that release monthly results dropped 17% in October. Automakers cite the semiconductor chip shortage and supply chain bottlenecks as the reason.
The seasonally adjusted Retention Index increased to 180.2 points, continuing to hit records.
The fourth quarter is traditionally when the market experiences most of the yearly depreciation, but after just one month in the quarter, values are reporting appreciation of more than 3.0%.
Kelley Blue Book editors rank and comment on the 10 Best Back-to-School Cars for 2019, all starting at around $20,000 or less and still available on new-car lots.
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