Revving Up The Latest Retail Trends With Autos

Revving Up The Latest Retail Trends With Autos

Auto sales are driving retail trends, as online marketplace and auction site eBay has released a new eBay Motors app. At the same time, Carvana, a firm that allows consumers to browse and purchase vehicles online, has added a new virtual financing option. And, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, voice, as well as vehicles, are jump-starting the connected economy. All this, Today in Data.

Today in DataData:

2015: The year the previous eBay Motors app was discontinued.

$212B: Amount of commerce that motorists drive as they move to and from their workplaces and homes.

146: Number of markets where Carvana has next-day delivery.

135M: Number of U.S. adults who drive a car to work every weekday.

21: Number of cities in the U.S. with car vending machines.