The Weekly: New Sales Expected to Surge in 2025, Used Car Prices Hover at $30K, Honda/Nissan in Talks to Merge

Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines. This week's top stories:  1. New vehicle sales forecasted to surge in 2025 after successful Q4 2. Used car price drops slowing down, hovering around $30K 3. Wholesale used car prices hold steady so far this month 4. Mobile vehicle service is key to winning back customers 5. Honda in talks with Nissan over possible merger Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. This episode is brought to you by: Upstart — Join Upstart’s Keishawn Batts at NADA for a look at how AI-powered financing could help your dealership approve more car buyers to move more metal. He’ll share how AI makes the financing process faster, simpler and ultimately creates more opportunities to sell more vehicles while increasing profitability. Don’t miss out—learn more at https://carguymedia.com/upstart Prefer to read? Take a look at the companion newsletter for this episode here: https://news.dealershipguy.com Have a tip for our editorial team? Send us your scoop at [email protected]. Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG News ➤ https://news.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Jobs ➤ https://jobs.dealershipguy.com/ CDG Recruiting ➤ https://www.cdgrecruiting.com/ My Socials: X ➤ https://www.twitter.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy/ Threads ➤ https://www.threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.