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Navigating Inflationary Pressures on Vehicle Ownership: A Guide for Auto Dealers

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In today’s economic climate, consumers are grappling with extreme inflationary pressures affecting vehicle ownership. Auto dealers are particularly impacted, facing challenges in vehicle availability and profitability. According to AAA, the average annual cost has surged by $1,454 to $12,182 per vehicle.

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Cox Automotive’s Forecast: 2024 – A Return to Normalcy in the U.S. Auto Market

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auto market, the word that will likely sum up 2024 is “normalcy,” according to Cox Automotive’s Forecast: 2024. auto industry. “To name a few, we saw historic appreciation in vehicle values, unimagined drops in supply, and interest rates moving from all-time lows to 23-year highs at an unforgiving pace.

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High Interest Rates, Slow Economy Repress U.S. Auto Dealer Sentiment

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auto market, according to the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI). The Q3 current market index was 45, still below the threshold of 50, indicating that more dealers see the current auto market as weak than see the market as strong. Overall dealer sentiment in the U.S.

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U.S. Auto Dealer Sentiment Improves in Q1, Market View Remains Weak

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For franchised dealers, the profitability index has declined significantly from the first half of 2022, when the index was near a record high and above 80. Beginning in the second half of 2022, the index has dropped significantly and, in Q1 2024, hit 41 – the lowest point in the survey’s history excluding Q2 2020.

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Cox survey finds dealer sentiment stable – at a pessimistic level

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The index for the second quarter of 2024 was virtually unchanged from the previous quarter and has varied little since falling below 50 in late 2022 — but that level indicates a prevailing perception of a weak market. Overall, dealer sentiment is likely worse than actual market conditions,” Smoke said.

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How Will Advanced Automotive Technology Showcased at CES 2024 Impact F&I Protection Products for Dealers?

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While some of the technologies described below have yet to be embedded in vehicles, it’s important to know what’s on the horizon so dealers can conduct the right research and ensure they offer the right F&I programs to customers. 7 electric vehicles. of auto dealers said the sale of F&I products was up about 5-10%.

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Cox’s Q1 survey shows hint of optimism, but dealers still down on current market

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Auto dealers still don’t like the look of the current market for vehicles. The vehicle market in the U.S. is shifting from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market, and dealers are feeling the pinch of tighter margins and higher costs,” Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said.