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2025 Lucid Gravity Is Queen Of The Electric SUVs With A 440-Mile Range

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Californian startup Lucid took a bold approach for its introduction to the world, launching in 2021 with the phenomenal Air , a large electric luxury sedan that entered a small, competitive segment of the auto market.

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Report shows Q1 used-car retail prices calm before a potential storm

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But, Cars Commerce reported in its Q1 2025 Auto Market Review , that might have been the calm before the storm. in Q1 to an average of $28,497, a decline driven in part by the diminishing supply of higher-priced late-model vehicles as the COVID gap moves through the used market.

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Surge in wholesale prices signals start of tariff-fueled ‘roller coaster ride’

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That was the strongest move we had seen going back to spring of 2021, he said. So well need to watch and see what trends transpire over the next month as activity in the used market increases. Our context for the used car market in particular is very different than it was in 2021, Smoke said. Consumers had excess cash.

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Cox Automotive’s Forecast: 2024 – A Return to Normalcy in the U.S. Auto Market

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auto market, the word that will likely sum up 2024 is “normalcy,” according to Cox Automotive’s Forecast: 2024. auto industry. auto market being steered by five key themes. Meanwhile, the used EV market is expected to be the fastest-growing segment of the wholesale/used-vehicle market.

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High Interest Rates, Slow Economy Repress U.S. Auto Dealer Sentiment

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auto market, according to the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI). The Q3 current market index was 45, still below the threshold of 50, indicating that more dealers see the current auto market as weak than see the market as strong. Overall dealer sentiment in the U.S.

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Dealers’ Optimism on Rise, says Cox Q4 2024 Dealer Sentiment Index

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The latest survey, conducted immediately following the national election in early November, indicates that, while current market conditions are still viewed as weak, dealers are increasingly optimistic about the future. This significant increase suggests that more dealers believe the auto market will be stronger in the next three months.

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Cox’s Q1 survey shows hint of optimism, but dealers still down on current market

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That score has dropped steadily since its peak of 60 in Q3 2021. That’s less than half of its 2021 high point of 86 and the first time since the pandemic that it’s been below the 50 threshold. auto market is very different than it was just two years ago.”