Welcome to the second episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds.
This new segment is a monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today -- and where it may headed.
From insider-only dealership insights to macroeconomic trends, my goal is to make you smarter and more informed about the state of our car market in less than an hour.
Let's get into it!
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Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:41) - Q1 Performance reports
(00:05:38) - The health of the new vehicle market
(00:09:31) - What brands are winning right now?
(00:14:30) - The state of affordability in sub-compact cars and pick-up trucks
(00:18:39) - Combating the affordability crisis
(00:22:15) - Negative equity
(00:27:43) - Interest rates
(00:31:13) - Used car profitability
(00:37:08) - EVs
(00:45:50) - Expectations for Q2
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