Car Sales news and trends

Carvana Adds New Features for Buying and Selling EVs
eCommerce // July 10, 2024

Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit in the search experience and lets eligible customers apply the up to $4,000 in...

CDK Expects to Have Hacked Systems Restored by July 4
Security & Fraud // July 01, 2024

CDK Global is reportedly restoring its systems that were hacked and expects to have all the car dealerships using its platform live by the morning of July 4. “We are continuing our phased approach to the restoration process and are rapidly bringing dealers live,” said...

Online Auto Industry Stalls as Consumers Drive New Digital-First Experiences
Retail // June 28, 2024

With consumers unwilling to trust eCommerce channels to complete their car-buying journeys, the online auto sales industry is seeing shifts. For instance, Bloomberg reported this week that private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking into selling Canadian digital automotive marketplace Trader, which it acquired in...

Carvana Expects New Car Production to Boost Used Car Sales
Transportation // May 14, 2024

Carvana reportedly expects that as more new vehicles are built, the company’s used car business will benefit. “There will likely be much more car production, and that will probably bode well,” Carvana CEO Ernest Garcia III told reporters Tuesday (May 14) at an Automotive Press Association event...

Interviews & Exclusives
Online Auto Industry Stalls as Consumers Drive New Digital-First Experiences

June 28, 2024
With consumers unwilling to trust eCommerce channels to complete their car-buying journeys, the online auto sales industry is seeing shifts. For instance, Bloomberg reported this week that private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking into selling Canadian digital automotive marketplace Trader, which it acquired in 2016. The company’s valuation could be $2.9 billion or more […]

Amazon Puts Alexa in the Driver’s Seat, Walmart Revs Up Package Delivery

November 24, 2023
Amazon and Walmart are revving up their engines with initiatives set to hit consumers by the year’s end or the start of 2024. The projects go full throttle on transportation...

The Future of Online Car Buying Is Omnichannel — With a 2-Week Test Drive

February 06, 2023
Of its many disruptions, the pandemic has driven car pricing and buying off a cliff, making room for innovators to create a digital shift. While players like Carvana and CarMax...

Lease End CEO Says End of Auto Lease Doesn’t Mean End of Road for Drivers

August 22, 2022
Few assets are as volatile as automobiles — they depreciate the minute you drive them off the lot. But then again, supply chain snarls have driven used car prices to...

Quick Reads
Tesla’s Grip on US Electric Car Market Slips in Q2

July 10, 2024
Tesla’s dominance of the American electric car market has faded, even as vehicle sales surge. The company’s share of the electric vehicle (EV) market fell just below 50% in the second quarter of the year, The New York Times reported Tuesday (July 9), citing new estimates from Cox Automotive. The figures showed that Tesla made […]

Carvana Adds New Features for Buying and Selling EVs

July 10, 2024
Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax...

CDK Expects to Have Hacked Systems Restored by July 4

July 01, 2024
CDK Global is reportedly restoring its systems that were hacked and expects to have all the car dealerships using its platform live by the morning of July 4. “We are...

Carvana Expects New Car Production to Boost Used Car Sales

May 14, 2024
Carvana reportedly expects that as more new vehicles are built, the company’s used car business will benefit. “There will likely be much more car production, and that will probably bode well,”...