The Most-Liked Brand by Auto Dealers

The Most-Liked Brand by Auto Dealers

Lexus remains dealers’ most-liked brand, NADA survey finds After spending a year out of the top spot, Lexus once again is the most-liked automaker by dealers who responded to the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Attitude Survey. The luxury brand finished ahead of its mainstream sibling, Toyota, in the winter 2018 survey, the results of which were released Monday. Lexus had been runner-up to Toyota in the previous two surveys, conducted in winter and summer of 2017. Prior to the 2017 surveys, Lexus spent several years atop the ranking. Lexus remained the most-liked brand by dealers in the latest ranking of the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Attitude Survey, while Porsche overtook Audi to land in the top five. Lexus sibling Toyota retained the second spot, followed by Subaru repeating at third and Honda remaining in the No. 4 position in NADA’s summer 2018 survey. NADA released the […]

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New-Vehicle Sales Forecast and the State of Auto Retailing

New-Vehicle Sales Forecast and the State of Auto Retailing

The National Automobile Dealers Association to Issue 2019 New-Vehicle Sales Forecast and Discuss the State of Auto Retailing at Briefing on Dec. 13 The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) will issue its 2019 sales forecast for U.S. new-cars and light trucks during a media/industry briefing via conference call at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. NADA Senior Economist Patrick Manzi will provide an outlook of the macroeconomic factors that will impact auto retailing next year, as well as highlight the key sales indicators and trends driving auto sales in 2018 and next year. NADA Chairman Wes Lutz, president of Extreme Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram in Jackson, Mich., will provide a dealer perspective on industry trends impacting auto sales from the view on Main Street, USA. The call-in number is 800.895.3361. The conference ID is NADA. A Q&A session with members of the media and industry will follow the briefing. Read the report […]

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