Luxury automakers are test driving new business models: Audi has announced a pilot program dubbed Audi Select that allows customers to borrow from a small selection of vehicles. The service, which made its first appearance in five Dallas-Fort Worth area dealerships, gives customers access to...
To say that the Great Recession changed consumer buying outlooks across a variety of categories is not a controversial statement so much as it is a truism. And, with the possible exception of housing, in no place is that change more evident than automotive sales....
January 23, 2018
To say that the Great Recession changed consumer buying outlooks across a variety of categories is not a controversial statement so much as it is a truism. And, with the possible exception of housing, in no place is that change more evident than automotive sales. According to IHS data, in the world before the “big one” of 2007, […]
January 18, 2019
In an effort to halt Volvo from offering cars to consumers through subscriptions, the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) filed a petition with the New Motor Vehicle Board in the state. The CNCDA represents over 1,000 franchised dealers of cars and trucks in California, The Verge reported. The group describes the Care by Volvo […]
