Shift Technologies Merges with CarLotz to Boost Online Sales Options
Used vehicle consignor CarLotz will enable Shift to pursue a new business plan focused on allowing consumers to buy vehicles online, sight unseen, for pickup or delivery.
Used vehicle consignor CarLotz will enable Shift to pursue a new business plan focused on allowing consumers to buy vehicles online, sight unseen, for pickup or delivery.
The average price for a new electric vehicle – over $66,000, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates – remains well above the industry average and more aligned with luxury prices versus mainstream prices.
Sales into commercial fleets were up 19% year over year, and sales into government fleets were up 31%, but rental were down 7%.
All major market segments once again saw seasonally adjusted prices that were higher year over year in July.
Auctions received vehicles from a more diverse stream of sources in the last quarter as data could be signaling some inflection points in the market.
ANALYSIS: Used cars will no longer contribute to inflation. They should be a source of deflation in the months ahead.
The average listing price as May closed dipped to $28,312, compared with a revised $28,372 at the end of April.
The city's previous contractor argues it was not made aware of a new contract DCAS was working on for 10 months. It also argues the new contract will cost the city $6 million more.
Insights from the "cereal box" workshop at the 2022 Conference of Automotive Remarketing show how consignors and auctions can be creative in accurately pricing wholesale vehicles.
All major market segments saw seasonally adjusted prices that were higher year over year in May, except for pickups.
Broken down, government fleets were up 5.9% YOY, commercial fleets down by 0.1%, and rental fleet volume down 33% from last May.
Its auction segment began in 2019 and has led the two segments with triple-digit growth for three years .
After including dealer and manufacturer fleet sales, the total fleet share of all sales was 14%, up 2% from April 2021's fleet share.
Combined sales into large rental, commercial and government buyers were up over 4% year over year in April.
CAR 2022 IARA Session: A crisis, trial, setback, or challenge — you can’t change the conditions, but you can summon the circumstances, a veteran U.S. Army Ranger tells a conference of vehicle remarketers.
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