TSLA390.800-3.66001%
GM76.900-0.74%
F14.135-0.045%
RIVN16.818-0.982%
CYD44.610-1.26%
HMC28.7550.865%
TM179.6302.71%
CVNA69.515-1.075%
PAG205.6555.255%
LAD337.6106.24%
AN208.4754.935%
GPI327.9508.55%
ABG226.1207.69%
SAH102.0002.27%
TSLA390.800-3.66001%
GM76.900-0.74%
F14.135-0.045%
RIVN16.818-0.982%
CYD44.610-1.26%
HMC28.7550.865%
TM179.6302.71%
CVNA69.515-1.075%
PAG205.6555.255%
LAD337.6106.24%
AN208.4754.935%
GPI327.9508.55%
ABG226.1207.69%
SAH102.0002.27%
TSLA390.800-3.66001%
GM76.900-0.74%
F14.135-0.045%
RIVN16.818-0.982%
CYD44.610-1.26%
HMC28.7550.865%
TM179.6302.71%
CVNA69.515-1.075%
PAG205.6555.255%
LAD337.6106.24%
AN208.4754.935%
GPI327.9508.55%
ABG226.1207.69%
SAH102.0002.27%


SAAR

Auto Sales

April Auto Sales Numbers Reflect What Is To Come – Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds.com

- May 3, 2018
Like most months in this business, April saw some losers and some winners. To provide us with some perspective on last month’s sales figures, CBT Automotive Network is joined by...
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March Sales Numbers Beat Automotive Industry Expectations: Jessica Caldwell

- April 5, 2018
"This was the month where automotive sales beat all expectations," says Jessica Caldwell, Director of Industry Analysis with Edmunds.com,  to Jim Fitzpatrick, of CBT News. March rounds out with a 17.4...
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GM sales reporting

GM Announces Quarterly Sales Reporting to Replace Monthly Reports

- April 4, 2018
GM has announced that it will no longer report monthly sales. Effective 4/3/18, the automaker will now issue quarterly reports instead. Quarterly reports will be available upon the close of...
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Pollak

Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto: “There Will Be A Significant Transformation’’

- April 2, 2018
“In the near to intermittent term, we are on a brink of a down cycle’’, Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto, said in a recent interview with CBT News, where he...
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January

Jessica Caldwell: Do January’s numbers set the tone for 2018?

- February 7, 2018
  According to some, January was supposed to be a "ho-hum" month, with consumers relaxing from December's big final sales push. However, it wasn't like that, even with just 25 selling...
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September New-Vehicle Sales To Rise 1% According to KBB

- September 28, 2017
New-vehicle sales are expected to rise 1 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.44 million units in September 2017, resulting in an estimated 17.5 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley...
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WardsAuto

WardsAuto: Auto-Dealer Optimism

- September 20, 2017
Brian Allan of Galpin Motors, which includes the world’s top-selling Ford dealership, offers reasons he’s optimistic about the auto-retailing business despite softening sales. He says it’s easy to get caught up in news...
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SAAR

Cox Auto Chief Economist: Industry predictions for the Balance of 2017

- September 14, 2017
As the auto industry continues to move forward, some are curious as to what the rest of 2017 will look like considering the recent hurricanes. They've already impacted the SAAR...
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newscast

Industry predictions for the Balance of 2017 | Millennials Prefer the Auto Lending Process Online

- September 14, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Thursday, September 14th, 2017: Cox Auto Chief Economist: Industry predictions for the Balance of 2017 As the auto industry continues to move forward, some are curious as...
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