TSLA400.62011.72%
GM81.3203.27%
F12.8700.43%
RIVN17.2300.34%
CYD43.2600.9381%
HMC25.0000.64%
TM217.2004.34%
CVNA387.50025.26%
PAG161.3205.3%
LAD283.0408.17%
AN207.9909.7%
GPI349.94014.46%
ABG211.4407.35%
SAH70.7003.33%
TSLA400.62011.72%
GM81.3203.27%
F12.8700.43%
RIVN17.2300.34%
CYD43.2600.9381%
HMC25.0000.64%
TM217.2004.34%
CVNA387.50025.26%
PAG161.3205.3%
LAD283.0408.17%
AN207.9909.7%
GPI349.94014.46%
ABG211.4407.35%
SAH70.7003.33%
TSLA400.62011.72%
GM81.3203.27%
F12.8700.43%
RIVN17.2300.34%
CYD43.2600.9381%
HMC25.0000.64%
TM217.2004.34%
CVNA387.50025.26%
PAG161.3205.3%
LAD283.0408.17%
AN207.9909.7%
GPI349.94014.46%
ABG211.4407.35%
SAH70.7003.33%


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auto sales

High Prices and Concerns over Tax Refunds Cause Auto Sales to Cool in February

- March 5, 2019
As the nation goes through yet another winter freeze, the cooling effect seems to have also extended to the auto industry. Overall sales in February dropped 2.8 percent when compared...
vehicle inventory

Combating Rising Interest Rates, Managing Vehicle Inventory, and Reducing Your Margin Compression – Brian Finkelmeyer, vAuto

- February 19, 2019
Every dealer knows that as your vehicle assets depreciate, your profit margins begin to shrink. The two major causes of inventory depreciation? Age and holding costs. Joining Jim today is...
auto sales

Economic Trends Indicate that 2019 will be a Good Year for Auto Sales

- February 1, 2019
During the recent NADA Show in San Francisco, National Automobile Dealers Association senior economist Patrick Manzi held a press briefing to outline the economic prospects for auto sales in 2019....
new vehicle sales

Will Strong Car Sales Continue in 2019?

- January 3, 2019
Ebbs and flows in the market are expected. 2019 shows to be the start of a market retraction after. After hitting a peak of 17.5M in 2016, new car sales...
GM

How GM’s Layoffs will Affect the Auto Industry in 2019

- December 14, 2018
GM announced last week that it would close five factories and lay off nearly 15,000 workers in a move that may be indicative of an economy preparing to slow down....
F&I

3 Hot F&I Topics for 2019 and Tips to Be Ready Now…

- December 13, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, dealerships already have an eye on the potential issues that could be facing them in the new year, particularly in the F&I office. The...
0% interest

For a Limited Time, 0% Interest is Back on the Table

- December 5, 2018
Once a dealership staple, the 0% interest auto loan is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Zero-interest was an alluring auto boom incentive. In 2010, roughly 22% of US...
used cars

Reasons Why Used Cars Have a Stronger Appeal than Ever

- December 4, 2018
According to Edumunds.com and other experts in the industry, used car sales are expected to continue rising through 2020. An estimated 39 million used cars are expected to be sold...
F&I

Dealing with Higher Interest Rates – 3 Tips to Help F&I Weather the Storm

- November 8, 2018
Dealers seem to be getting a lot of bad news these days. Tariffs threatening to increase the prices of new cars, sales slowing down, used car inventory costs rising at...
edmunds.com

The 2018 Car Shopping Analysis and How Consumers are Adapting to change – Ivan Drury, Analyst with Edmunds.com

- October 29, 2018
With interest rates continuing to stay high, the analysts at Edmunds.com conducted an in-depth review of transaction and finance data across all 50 states. On today's show, CBT's Jim Fitzpatrick...


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