SUVs Cure The Summertime Blues

While passenger vehicle sales through the first half of the year were down 11.5% industry-wide, the light-truck segment more than made up the difference, pushing overall total vehicle sales up 2.2% for the same period year-over-year. The takeaway here is simple: “Sell...

inVision May

As expected, February auto sales are expected to close about 3% lower, year over year, but still up from January’s numbers, due in part to a decrease in incentive spending in trucks and SUVs. That spending is expected to increase in the months ahead, as manufacturers...

Forward, MARCH!

As expected, February auto sales are expected to close about 3% lower, year over year, but still up from January’s numbers, due in part to a decrease in incentive spending in trucks and SUVs. That spending is expected to increase in the months ahead, as manufacturers...

No Rest For The Weary

As expected, January sales sputtered a bit from December’s pace, as Factory incentives cooled and aging inventory thinned. Still, year-over-year, most dealers held their own with some even posting modest gains in areas not affected by winter storms. We don’t...

Stuff Your Stocking With BIG Holiday Sales!

October’s surprising sales momentum carried into the first three weeks of November, and shows no sign of slowing fast. While slightly off last year’s pace, October sales notched the auto industry’s second highest selling-rate of the year, fueled by...