Edmunds said this week the industry is on pace to break the previous December sales record set in 2004. It predicts the industry will retail 1.7 million units in December, a 29.7% increase from November and a 12.3% increase from a year ago.
Read More →Because of the timing of Labor Day, August new-vehicle sales will not get the boost they got last year from the holiday sales weekend. But KBB analysts still expect August sales to 'remain robust.'
Read More →Consumers are back in the borrowing business, with November consumer credit data from Equifax showing that nonmortgage credit balances rose to their highest level in five years.
Read More →J.D. Power’s John Humphrey told attendees of the NADA/J.D. Power Western Automotive Conference this week that new-car sales are steadily approaching the record of 17.3 million set in 2000, but with more discipline in pricing and the use of incentives.
Read More →The number of people employed by the automotive retail industry topped the 1 million-person mark last year, with the average new-car dealership employing, on average, 57 people, the NADA reports.
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