Kia Motors America sold 39,954 certified pre-owned vehicles through the first half of 2018, marking a record high for the company.
The Federal Trade Commission, working jointly with 12 partner agencies in seven states, conducted the first compliance sweep of car dealerships since its amended Used Car Rule took effect earlier this year, the regulator announced.
The escalating trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe may have an adverse effect on the used car market.
The wholesale industry is in the early stages of a digital transformation that's boosting sales at ADESA, KAR Auction Services CEO Jim Hallett said earlier this month. Online sales have driven 7% in overall volume growth during the quarter, and have helped offset waning sales at physical auctions.
The structure stands eight stories tall and holds 30 vehicles, similar to other Carvana vending machines. This marks the 11th vending machine nationwide and the third vending machine in Florida for Carvana.
Used-vehicle sales will rise and new-vehicle sales will fall in 2018, while total sales will reach 56.2 million, which would represent a second year of declines for the automotive industry, according to a Cox Automotive forecast.
Carvana has opened its newest car vending machine in Charlotte, N.C., bringing the number of vending machines it operates nationwide up to nine and the number it operates in the state up to two, according to a company announcement.
Customers in Boston; Worcester, Mass.; Manchester, N.H.; and Providence, R.I. will now have the ability to have the used vehicles available through Carvana delivered to them as soon as the next day for free.
Ally Financial Inc. and Fair have partnered to allow Fair to use Ally’s SmartAuction as a remarketing solution for its returned cars, according to a company announcement.
The average interest rate for a new-vehicle loan in the first quarter of 2018 was 5.7%, according to Edmunds, up from the same time in 2013, when new-vehicle interest rates averaged 4.4%.