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Auto Financeby StaffApril 12, 2022

New-Vehicle Transaction Prices Decline for Third Straight Month, but Remain Above MSRP, according to Kelley Blue Book

With low inventory and high demand, incentives dropped to a record low in March, averaging only 3.2% of the average transaction price.

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Auto Financeby StaffApril 12, 2022

Black Book Market Insights

The Estimated Average Weekly Sales Rate decreased a little last week to 67%, with sellers holding firm to floor pricing.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 12, 2022

BMW Q1 Sales Rise 3.2%

The luxury automaker credits strong factory-dealer communications as the reason dealers could sell into the pipeline.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 11, 2022

NADA Issues U.S. Auto Sales and Economic Analysis Following First Quarter 2022

The first quarter of 2022 came to a close with new-light vehicle sales in March totaling a SAAR of 13.4 million units, a decline of 4.6% compared to February 2022 and a decline of 24.4% compared to March 2021’s SAAR.

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Fixed Opsby StaffApril 11, 2022

After Slow First Quarter, Manheim Forecasts Used-Vehicle Market to Accelerate in Months Ahead

Manheim Market Report values saw weekly price increases that accelerated in each full week of March after the first week saw the smallest decline thus far this year.

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Digitalby StaffApril 7, 2022

CDK Global to Be Acquired by Brookfield

CDK Global has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Brookfield Business Partners for a total enterprise value of $8.3 billion.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 7, 2022

GM and Honda to Collaborate on Affordable EVs

General Motors and Honda Motor Co. announced plans to develop a line of affordable electric vehicles (EVs) with a focus on compact crossovers.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 7, 2022

COVID-19 Shutters Production in China

Tesla Inc. has had to shut down its plant in Shanghai for a total of 12 production days in recent weeks because of China’s COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 6, 2022

Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index Drops for the First Time Since July of 2021

The seasonally adjusted Retention Index went down to 187.7 points in March 2022 as modified Spring arrives late.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 6, 2022

NADA Market Beat: Supply Chain Disruptions Suppress New Light-Vehicle Sales

The month’s SAAR totaled 13.3 million units, down from 14 million in February and off 24.4% from March 2021’s SAAR of 17.6 million units.

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