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January Auto Sales Projected Up Over Last Year

January 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

While up over last year, S&P Global Mobility projects auto sales are expected to decelerate from the quickening realized in December. BEVs sales share projected at 8%. With volume for the month projected at 1.09 million units, January 2024 U.S. auto sales are estimated to translate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) sales pace […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales, S&P Global Mobility

Ford Reducing F-150 Lightning Production, Increasing Capacity for Bronco and Ranger

January 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Motor Company announced plans to create nearly 900 new jobs as part of a new third crew at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to meet demand for the popular Bronco and Bronco Raptor and the all-new Ranger and Ranger Raptor. Ford is reducing production of F-150 Lightning, the top-selling electric pickup in the U.S., […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Ford Motor Company

Americans Bought Nearly 1.2 Million Electric Vehicles in 2023

January 18, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to latest Kelley Blue Book data, EV sales were at record levels. A record-breaking nearly 1.2 million U.S. vehicle buyers chose to go electric last year, according to the latest data from Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. Electric vehicles (EVs) represent the fastest-growing car sales category, holding a 7.6% share of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Kelley Blue Book

Hertz to Reduce EV Fleet by 20,000 Vehicles on Soft Rental Demand and High Repair Costs

January 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hertz Global Holdings (NASDAQ: HTZ) announced today it will sell about 20,000 of the electric vehicles in its fleet. In an interview on CNBC today, Stephen Scherr, CEO of Hertz explained that the rental company was reducing its fleet due to lower demand for EV rentals and the higher costs associated with EV damage repairs. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Hertz

Record 1.2 Million EVs Were Sold in the U.S. in 2023

January 10, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tesla captured 55% of the U.S. EV market last year. A record 1.2 million U.S. vehicle buyers chose to go electric last year, according to estimates from Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. More specifically, 1,189,051 new electric vehicles (EVs) were put into service as the slow shift to an electrified future continued unabated. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales

Interest in EVs Increase for Next New Vehicle Purchase

January 4, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

J.D. Power reports mass market distribution strategies and infrastructure capacity to define EV adoption trends in 2024. According to the January J.D. Power E-Vision Intelligence Report consumer interest in EVs is surging as attention turns to the new year, and the success of the next phase of EV adoption, when EVs move from early adopter […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, J.D. Power, Regulations

NADA Reports New Light-Vehicle Sales Up in November Compared to Last Year

December 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sales rate, however, was down versus previous month. New light-vehicle sales in November 2023 totaled a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 15.3 million units, marking the second month of sequential month-over-month SAAR declines, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). Yet despite the cooling SAARs of the past few months, November’s figure was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, National Automobile Dealers Association, New Vehicle Sales

November US Auto Sales Projected Up Over Last Year

November 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Though up on last year, auto demand levels expected to continue tapering from second quarter results. On an unadjusted volume level, November US light vehicle sales are expected to advance mildly from the strike impacted levels of October but remain absent of any momentum. S&P Global Mobility projects sales volume of 1.23 million units for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales, S&P Global Mobility

Solera Global EV Research Shows 29% Higher Overall EV vs. ICE Repair Costs in Side-by-side Model Comparison

November 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solera Holdings, LLC announced the results of global research looking at repair cost trends of electric vehicles (EVs) in comparison to internal combustion engine (ICE) repair costs. The comparative study considered aggregate international analytics across 20 countries; Solera’s global claims database aggregates and normalizes raw claims data to provide insights into important performance metrics such […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Severity, Electric Vehicles, Highway Loss Data Institute, Solera

Mitchell EV Collision Repair Insights Report Shows Lower Total Loss Rate than ICE Vehicles

November 9, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

EVs make up almost 2% of repairable claims in U.S., over 3% in Canada. Mitchell released its latest trends report: Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights. This quarter’s report examines total loss frequency for electric and ICE automobiles. In the U.S. and Canada from Q1 to Q3 2023, the EV total loss rate was 7.25% for models […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Claim Severity, Electric Vehicles, Mitchell International, Total Loss

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