Manheim Market Insights Series: Episode 43
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jeremy Robb offers a check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This month’s…
Manheim Market Insights Series: Episode 41
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jeremy Robb offers a check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This…
Manheim Market Insights Series: Episode 42
Welcome to the monthly Manheim Market Insights update. Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jeremy Robb offers a check-in on what we are seeing in the used wholesale and retail markets, all through the wide lens of the data available from Cox Automotive. This month’s…
Auto Market Weekly Summary
This edition of the Auto Market Weekly Summary includes updates on new-vehicle affordability, retail sales, and consumer sentiment. Recent data tells a story of continued resilience in the face of mounting economic pressure: improving new-vehicle affordability and strong monthly retail…
Cox Automotive Forecast: April New-Vehicle Sales Pace to Reach 16.1 Million, Despite Declining Consumer Sentiment, Rising Economic Uncertainty
ATLANTA, April 24, 2026 – Despite economic uncertainty and weak consumer sentiment, April’s new-vehicle sales are more likely to show spring flowers, not seasonal showers. Cox Automotive is expecting the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of new-vehicle sales in April…
Auto Market Weekly Summary
This edition of the Auto Market Weekly Summary includes updates on credit availability, auto loan performance, and producer prices. Additional March data arrived in the past week, as the spring selling season continued to deliver, credit availability improved further and…
Used-Vehicle Inventory Tightens to Record Low on Strong Sales in March
According to Cox Automotive’s analysis of vAuto Live Market View data, March used-vehicle inventory levels declined for the third straight month and were lower year over year, falling to the lowest level since at least 2019, when the current vAuto…
Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index: Mid-April 2026 Trends
Key Metrics Expert Perspective — Jeremy Robb, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive “The spring bounce can shift from year to year depending on where dealers’ inventory levels are at the start of the year and the strength of tax refund season. We started 2026 off hot in the wholesale market, with our MMR retention index increasing every single week during Q1 and ending the…
Days’ Supply Falls in March, After Elevated Readings in January and February
The U.S. new‑vehicle market entered April with a cleaner inventory position, thanks mostly to an improved sales pace in March helping lower elevated days’ supply. Total industry inventory stood at 2.89 million units in March, up from 2.85 million units…
EV Market Monitor – March 2026
Electric-vehicle sales in March rebounded notably from February, across both new and used models. The influence of high gas prices can’t be ignored in the numbers, but the year-over-year story provides better perspective. As expected, the used EV market continues…
Ep. 6: Why Chaos Isn’t Breaking the Auto Market
The Auto Market Brief – Ep. #6 In this Episode New inflation readings, geopolitical uncertainty, and lingering tariff pressure continue to cloud the economic outlook, but the auto market is proving more resilient than the headlines suggest. From inflation reading…
With Incomes Rising, New-Vehicle Affordability Continues to Improve in March
New-vehicle affordability improved in March for the fifth straight month, according to the Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index, driven largely by strong income growth, steady prices and interest rates, and increased incentives, all of which boosted buyers’ purchasing power.…