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Car Sales Climb as Drivers Finally Retire Older Vehicles
Car Sales Climb as Drivers Finally Retire Older Vehicles
October 02, 2023  |  Economy

American consumers may not want new cars, but they apparently need them. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Oct. 2), car buyers are visiting dealerships “out of sheer...

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CarMax Reports Shoppers ‘Staying on Sidelines’ Amid High Interest Rates
CarMax Reports Shoppers ‘Staying on Sidelines’ Amid High Interest Rates
September 28, 2023  |  Economy

Some would-be car buyers are putting off purchases due to higher interest rates, according to used auto retailer CarMax. They are “staying on the sidelines”...

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Car Industry ‘Winning’ as Vehicle Supplies Remain Low
Car Industry ‘Winning’ as Vehicle Supplies Remain Low
September 03, 2023  |  Retail

The pandemic-era supply chain issues that hit the car industry may have abated. But that doesn’t mean things are back to normal, and — as...

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Auto Prices Speed Past Affordability as Defaults Climb
Auto Prices Speed Past Affordability as Defaults Climb
August 21, 2023  |  Economy

Times are tough for the American car buyer, whether they’re seeking new or used vehicles. New cars less than $20,000 are all but extinct, while...

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Vroom Says ‘Aged’ Cars Made Up 80% of Sales
Vroom Says ‘Aged’ Cars Made Up 80% of Sales
August 09, 2023  |  Earnings

Online car-buying platform Vroom said its inventory troubles should turn a corner later this year. As PYMNTS reported earlier this year, Vroom and other companies in the...

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Auto Sales Climb 13% as Consumers Continue to Spend
Auto Sales Climb 13% as Consumers Continue to Spend
July 06, 2023  |  Economy

Interest rates and inflation are apparently no match for the consumer’s desire for a new car. New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose an estimated...

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CarMax Results Show Car Affordability Still an Issue Amid Higher Rates
CarMax Results Show Car Affordability Still an Issue Amid Higher Rates
June 23, 2023  |  Earnings

The used vehicle market might be seeing improvement, but affordability remains elusive. CarMax posted first-quarter earnings results for fiscal year 2024 Friday (June 23) that showed a slowing...

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Is Carvana’s Wall Street Rally an Omen for Online Car Platforms?
Is Carvana’s Wall Street Rally an Omen for Online Car Platforms?
May 31, 2023  |  Market Conditions

One day’s surge on Wall Street may be a blip, or it may be an omen. Shares of Carvana rocketed up more than 16% Tuesday (May 30)....

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Auto Sales Slump Could Be a Crisis of the Sector’s Own Making
Auto Sales Slump Could Be a Crisis of the Sector’s Own Making
May 12, 2023  |  Retail

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published a little-noticed piece last month analyzing the part auto dealers’ markups played in new car price tag inflation during...

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