Ask The Best And Brightest: Can Minivans Make A Comeback?
If human beings were truly rational animals, trends would be easy to predict. Given that we’re fickle, self-aware and subject to the influence of less predictable forces than pure reason, figuring out...
View ArticleWere You Aware?: Half Of All Large Car Sales Go To Fleets
Since ruling Americas roads in the heyday of the US auto industry, sales of large sedans (as a percentage of the overall market) have been in a decades-long slump. More recently, as SUVs have merged...
View Article2011: The Year In Auto Sales
2011 was a fascinating year to follow auto sales. With the overall market up over 10%, and hot new products hitting showrooms, there was definitely room to grow… and yet everyone seems to have an...
View ArticleCain’s Segments: July 2013 Mid-Size Cars
In July 2013, America’s three favorite midsize cars combined to sell an extra 10,667 copies than they did a year ago. Collectively, the best-selling Toyota Camry, second-ranked Honda Accord, and...
View ArticleCain’s Segments: July 2013 – Commercial Vans
After abnormally high GM commercial van sales results in the United States a year ago, it wasn’t surprising to see dramatic year-over-year sales declines reported by the Chevrolet Express and GMC...
View ArticleCain’s Segments: Small Premium Utilities – August 2013
We’ll confirm it. Again. America is becoming ever more hungry for small premium brand crossovers, and that’s not simply a result of there being more $40,000 German utility vehicles from which to...
View ArticleCanada Sales Recap: October 2013
With forecasters calling for another year of improved Canadian auto sales, 2013’s early months didn’t add up. January volume fell 2.2%, February sales were down 3.3%, and March’s results were off the...
View ArticleU.S. Subcompact Car Market Share Fell by Half Since 2016; Subcompact...
No Yaris. No Fiesta. No Sonic. No Mazda2. No Fit. America’s subcompact car segment is decimated. According to Tyson Jominy, the vice president of data and analytics at J.D. Power, 40 percent of last...
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