Welcome to the third episode of The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds.
This 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
00:01:32 - The state of the industry at the end of Q2 2024
00:02:58 - The impact of the CDK hack on sales
00:07:25 - Where are inventory levels?
00:11:32 - What do you predict for incentives?
00:18:59 - Brand performances
00:28:58 - Market share by segment trends
00:31:52 - The state of affordability
00:33:23 - APRs
00:34:20 - Record high borrowers paying over $1,000 per month and incentive spikes
00:37:24 - Negative equity
00:43:10 - Volkswagen x Rivian announcement
00:46:14 - Outlook for the next three months
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