Five of six automakers tracked by Plante Moran in its annual supplier Working Relations Index study improved their scores, even as changes in electrification plans and tensions over pricing continue to be a pain point.
CarMax leads Automotive News' second tally of used vehicle-only retailers by sales volume, and Carvana recovers to keep its formidable spot on the list.
The 25 used-vehicle-only retailers on this list collectively sold 1,530,836 retail vehicles in 2023, down 9.2 percent from 1,685,716 in 2022. The 2022 total includes 24 groups as Zoom Automotive, of Bristol, Tenn., did not report sales that year.
President Joe Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports — including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals — in an election-year bid to bolster domestic manufacturing in critical industries.
About 56% of Mercedes plant workers in Alabama voted against joining the union.