Ford dealers in select cities have a new marketplace for certified pre-owned units: Amazon Autos, where shoppers can secure financing, start their paperwork and schedule a dealership visit. +
Automotive News reports U.S. new vehicle sales registered a 1.2% overall improvement in October despite waning EV demand, led by increases for Toyota, Ford, Honda and Kia. +
Executives say increased financing options with familiar partners will help Amazon-partnered Hyundai dealers reach more used car buyers and sell more F&I products. +
Toyota, Hyundai and Ford lead in year-over-year gains in Automotive News’s Q3 and September sales reports, which show a boom for electrified units and welcome news for Stellantis dealers. +
Hyundai and Genesis dealers set new one-month records in August, a month that saw double-digit year-over-year gains for some factories and single-digit losses for others. +
Each of the six manufacturers reporting monthly U.S. sales to the Automotive News Data Center says volumes were up on a year-over-year basis in July, led by a 19.9% increase for Toyota. +
New agreements set the levy on vehicles imported from South Korea at 15% and extend an Aug. 1 deadline that would have subjected Mexico-built units to a 30% tariff. +
U.S. sales of new light duty vehicles slowed “considerably” in June after several months in which Americans rushed to lock in pre-tariff prices, according to the latest reports from Automotive News. +
Lexus and Nissan models lead J.D. Power’s latest Initial Quality Study as buyers of all brands express growing frustration with touchscreen-powered infotainment systems. +
Automotive News reports new vehicle sales improved for Ford, Hyundai and Kia and fell by double digits for Mazda in May, dropping the SAAR below 16 million as factories scaled back incentives. +
