As new-vehicle prices continue to rise, so do interest rates. To compound the issue, manufacturers also seem to be getting stingier with incentives. This puts the cost of owning a...
Auto loan interest rates continue to go up, according to a recent Edmunds analysis, with rates reaching their highest in a decade. Looking at the data collected, the annual percentage...
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...
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...
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....
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 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....
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...
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...
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...