A New Automotive Market: Tariffs Persist, Chinese Competition Grows, and Profitability Shifts

Podcast: The Auto Market Brief · Cox Automotive

Opublikowano: 2026-08-04

How are tariffs, global competition, and shifting profit models changing the rules of automotive? In this episode of The Auto Market Brief, Erin Keating and Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jeremy Robb break down the latest economic data, dealer and automaker earnings, and the broader forces reshaping the automotive industry. While inflation showed signs of easing and the automotive market remains resilient, new challenges are emerging across the global landscape. Dealer profitability continues to evolve Public dealer groups reported resilient results, but profitability continues shifting toward fixed operations, parts, service, and F&I as...