As everyone reading this blog well knows, there has been a shortage of new vehicles this year due to a variety of factors. Although the auto industry is continuing to struggle with supply-chain constraints, one area that is...more
As we previously wrote about on the blog, the availability of all forms of transportation has become more limited during the pandemic—cars, bikes, even scooters. The latest category to feel the squeeze is used car sales. ...more
Dealers are combating supply chain issues, economic uncertainty, and consumers’ concerns about in person shopping. So what are car dealers, a historically face-to-face industry, supposed to do? As Dashboard Insights shared...more
The Chicago Auto Show is a welcome February distraction from winter and the sobering news surrounding coronavirus. Although CES is creeping into the auto show lineup, the Chicago Auto Show is now the first large auto show of...more
Preliminary numbers indicate auto sales in China rose in June, reversing course for the first time in a year. Sales rose a reported 4.9% in June. As previously discussed on the blog, sales in China have been in a downward...more
The U.S. auto industry closed out December to reach a third straight year of over 17 million cars sold. Overall, however, car sales were 1.8% lower in 2017 than in 2016, ending a 7 year streak of increasing auto sales...more
U.S. Automaker Ford and Chinese e-commerce and technology company Alibaba are teaming up to test a new system of direct-to-consumer auto sales … via a fully automated car vending machine. In January 2018, Alibaba plans to...more