IRVINE, Calif., and ATLANTA — Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book reported stronger-than-expected auto sales during the month of November. The overall industry health is looking strong; however, there are a few risk factors that are worth paying attention to heading into 2016, analysts said. The stronger-than-expected unit sales during November were driven by higher employment ... Read More »
Read More →IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book said this week it expects new-vehicle sales to increase nearly 12% year over year to a total of 1.43 million units in October, a predication that would put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at 197.9 million if realized. It would also be the highest October sales total since 2001. ... Read More »
Read More →IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book now offers its customers a new self-service interface for easy access to new and used-car Kelley Blue Book Values and configuration data by vehicle identification number (VIN) within its suite of business-to-business solutions. Kelley Blue Book Values incorporate more than 250 sources. Using flexible file formats, customers can quickly ... Read More »
Read More →While May might not have brought the big uptick in sales we’ve seen in recent months, preliminary data suggest that automakers took in record revenues, with the average transaction price of new cars, trucks and crossovers sold last month climbing by at least 4%, reports The Detroit Bureau. All told, U.S. buyers spent a record ... Read More »
Read More →IRVINE, Calif. — Fifty percent of new-car shoppers think GM is a different company today compared to five years ago, while only 24% of new-car shoppers believe the ‘old’ GM still exists, reports Kelley Blue Book. “Despite challenges with the recall announcements, General Motors CEO Mary Barra has successfully positioned the brand in a positive ... Read More »
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