car sales

Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?
Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?
December 16, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

“Buy a car entirely online, and have it safely delivered, contact-free.” So goes the pitch at online car-buying platform Vroom, which is turning to artificial...

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CarLotz Reports 12 Pct Rise In Net Revenues
CarLotz Reports 12 Pct Rise In Net Revenues
December 16, 2020  |  Retail

Consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace CarLotz, Inc. said on Wednesday (Dec. 16) that its total revenues rose 12 percent for Q3 2020 to $29.8 million, up...

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Vroom To Buy AI-Powered Analytics And Digital Services Firm CarStory
Vroom To Buy AI-Powered Analytics And Digital Services Firm CarStory
December 15, 2020  |  Acquiring

Vroom said on Tuesday (Dec. 15) that it has entered into a definitive deal to buy artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled analytics and digital services company CarStory...

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US November Car Sales Fell, But That Doesn’t Reflect Underlying Trends
US November Car Sales Fell, But That Doesn’t Reflect Underlying Trends
December 03, 2020  |  Economy

Headline data showing a 15 percent drop in November U.S. vehicle sales seem startling, but industry experts say it doesn’t accurately reflect the industry’s true...

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Projection Forecasts Stable New Vehicle Retail Sales For November
Projection Forecasts Stable New Vehicle Retail Sales For November
November 25, 2020  |  Retail

A joint outlook from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecasts that new vehicle retail sales for November 2020 will drop slightly from the same month...

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Consumers’ Preference For Online Car Sales And Auto Loans Shakes Up Banks And Dealers
Consumers’ Preference For Online Car Sales And Auto Loans Shakes Up Banks And Dealers
November 13, 2020  |  Retail

Given that 90 percent of new car purchases and half of used car purchases are financed, it’s no surprise that the lifestyle changes and digital...

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Car Buyers and Sellers Prefer To ‘Click The Tires’ In The COVID Era
Car Buyers and Sellers Prefer To ‘Click The Tires’ In The COVID Era
October 19, 2020  |  eCommerce

COVID-19’s economic impacts continue to roil the auto industry, but rather than hurt sales, the pandemic is just increasingly moving them to digital channels. The age-old process...

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Real-World Experiences From Tourism To Gambling Are Going Digital
Real-World Experiences From Tourism To Gambling Are Going Digital
October 02, 2020  |  Innovation

With U.S. airline-passenger miles down some 70 percent as COVID-19 has consumers afraid to fly, Amazon and other eCommerce players are trying to get Americans...

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Pandemic Revs Up Digital Car Sales For Online Platforms
Pandemic Revs Up Digital Car Sales For Online Platforms
October 01, 2020  |  eCommerce

Amid the accelerating shift to digital sales during COVID-19 restrictions, U.K. car sales platform Cazoo has notched $310 million in funding, Bloomberg reported. Get the...

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