Category: Global

Carvana stock surges as used-car dealer sees Q2 profit

Beaten-down Carvana (CVNA) shares are surging on Friday after the largest online used car retailer in the country said it will report a profit in the second quarter. Carvana reported Q1 an adjusted

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Carvana Q1 earnings: Smaller net loss of $286 million

The company attributed the first-quarter sales volume decline to a “strong pace” of inventory reductions from fourth-quarter 2022. It also said it cut its advertising spend by 64 percent year-over-year, which impacted retail

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BMW Q1 earnings: Higher margins for car business

BERLIN — BMW AG reported a higher earnings margin for its cars segment, with a rise to 12.1 percent in the first quarter from 8.9 percent a year earlier. BMW benefited from continued

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April sales up 2.3% but still below pre-pandemic levels

New light-vehicle sales in April were up 2.3 per cent compared with the same period last year, but still below pre-pandemic levels, at an estimated 144,069 units compared with 180,616 in April 2019, according

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Morgan Automotive buys 4 car dealerships, enters Miami

Morgan Automotive Group, one of the largest dealership groups in the country, continued its rapid pace of acquisitions with the purchase of four dealerships in Florida in March and April, chairman Larry Morgan

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What Car Made You Do a Double Take at a Used Car Lot?

Photo: Chevrolet I love driving past used car lots. It’s basically a spectator sport for me, which is thrilling and exciting, and full of hope but, also, disappointment. Every now and then, I’ll

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To fix dealerships’ car loan errors, collect data

Auto retailers continually make the same errors in deal jackets in part because lenders aren’t giving them specific data on the problems, according to Jessica Gonzalez, director of winning strategies and account management

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Let’s Stop Taking Car Buying Advice From Celebrity Finance ‘Experts’

The car market is improving but things are still rough for most buyers and of course celebrity “finance experts” are happy to dole out their usual, mostly unhelpful, advice for folks struggling to

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April U.S. auto sales: Hyundai, Kia up 15% or more

Hyundai and Kia racked up U.S. sales gains for the ninth-straight month in April on higher inventories and incentives, signaling pent-up demand remains healthy even as rising interest rates cool the U.S. economy

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Mercedes leans on F1 technology to keep up with Tesla in EV race

BRIXWORTH, England — Mercedes-Benz has engaged its Formula One team in the engineering process to build vastly more efficient mass-market electric vehicles, slashing development times by a quarter or more as it jump

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