Compact Crossovers, Not Minivans, are Favorites with Female Buyers
Grace Hamulic Compacts, especially compact crossovers (CUVs), which are small, car-based utilities, are even more popular with female new-vehicle buyers and lessees this year than they were a year ago,...
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Post Double-Digit Climb in November 2011
US retail light-vehicle sales in November rose 14.8% from a year ago to 818,609 units, which translates to a seasonally adjusted selling pace (SAAR) of 11.7 million units, based on analysis by J.D....
View ArticleHigher Gas Prices, Easier Credit Drives Shift to Smaller Vehicles
Tim Dunne While light-vehicle sales have been strong in the first quarter of 2012, rising gasoline prices—which averaged $3.92 nationwide at the end of March (according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge...
View ArticleTransaction Prices Rise Long-Term, but Remain Stable in the Short-Term
Thomas King Recently, Thomas King, senior director of our Power Information Network® (PIN), looked at current trends in retail transaction prices for the auto industry based on PIN real-time data and...
View ArticleLower Monthly Payments, Easier Financing Terms Boost New Vehicle Deals
Thomas King More new-vehicle buyers are financing their purchases as car prices continue to rise. This year through August, well over one-half (59%) of new-vehicle buyers took out a loan, which is up...
View ArticleU.S. New-Vehicle Sales Recovery in Progress with Higher Transaction Prices
Tyson Jominy As 2012 wraps up, possibly the most important trend for the U.S. auto industry is that new-vehicle sales continue their recovery. Light-vehicle demand continues to increase. Retail sales...
View ArticleFebruary U.S. Auto Sales Remain Strong with Robust 13.1 Million-Unit Pace
New-vehicle sales are expected to remain resilient through the rest of February even though the retail selling rate is weaker than it was in January of this year, according to the monthly sales...
View ArticleJ.D. Power’s O’Neill Sees Industry Revival with Rosier Sales in the U.S. Market
New-vehicle sales in the U.S. market have already recovered by more than 10% annually since 2010, Finbarr O’Neill, president of J.D. Power and Associates, said in remarks this week at the company’s...
View ArticleJ.D. Power’s King Discusses U.S. Auto Market Shifts at Joint Conference
J.D. Power’s Thomas King, senior director, Power Information Network® (PIN), recently shared insights on changes in new-vehicle demand in the U.S. market at the Standard & Poor’s/J.D. Power Auto...
View ArticleJ.D. Power Expert Outlines Key Forces behind U.S. Sales Growth
“The U.S. auto industry has enjoyed remarkable revenue growth this year,” Deirdre Borrego, J.D. Power vice president of client services, said during a presentation at the October J.D. Power Automotive...
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