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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 205: Luck is what happens when data meets opportunity
Franchised dealerships have seen a $153 billion sales increase since 2019 due to inflated transaction prices. While many analysts expect pri...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 204: Empowered dealers empower dealers
Dealer sentiment has slipped slightly but remains in positive territory this quarter. Feelings toward new-car sales and the market outlook h...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 203: Marching to the beat of your own sales trends?
Ford, Honda, and Volvo contributed significantly to an 11.7% drop in new vehicle sales last month. This dip set in motion a SAAR decline fro...
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Will the Hot Used Car Market Lead to Burns?
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Will the Hot Used Car Market Lead to Burns?
When the New car shortage began, dealers turned toward Used units to fulfill high levels of consumer demand. For months, dealers have hustle...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 202: There’s More to the Market Than Meets the Eye
Despite a 20% dip in new vehicle sales last quarter, the country’s largest auto retailer saw a 14% revenue increase. Now, like many dealers,...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 201: The Auto Sector is Going Head-to-Head for Sales Gold
National retail sales increased 3.8% last month, with the auto sector contributing a 5.7% boost. The improvement comes as a bit of a surpris...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 200: What if you ran the same play over, and over, and over…
Over 82% of new vehicles purchased last month sold above MSRP. To discourage excessive price increases, OEM executives are hitting dealers w...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 199: What if you had last month’s sales over, and over, and over…
While negative overall, January sales saw the smallest monthly dip since the initial decline last summer, and SAAR has reached its strongest...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 198: Temps Are Low, but Production Is Warming Up
While light-vehicle sales might only grow 3% this year, production is expected to rise 16%. Analysts also predict another 2 million unit pro...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 197: Putting all your eggs in the Used Inventory basket?
Dealers continue to get creative with used vehicle acquisition. However, analysts are skeptical of the long term impacts the new car shortag...
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LotLinx Weekly News Vol. 196: Everywhere you look, there’s a sale to hold onto
Dealership inventories were down 59% last month and are expected to stay low, only leaving room for a predicted 15.4 million vehicle sales t...