The new KIA cars are presented on the Kia Serramonte Serramonte sales field on March 26, 2025 in Colama, California.
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DETRAIT – SUPPLIES OF NEW and Used vehicles to sell in the United States decrease rapidly while consumers flock to buy cars and trucks before potential price increases due to prices, according to automotive dealers and industry analysis.
The offer of new vehicles days – calculated by an estimated daily retail rate – has gone from 91 days at the beginning of March to 70 days this month, according to Cox Automotive. The supply of second -hand vehicle days, which had already been low, decreased from four days to 39 days, said the company.
“Consumers are trying to get ahead of import prices,” COX chief economist Jonathan Smoke said on an online update on Tuesday. “The decline of [new] The supply of days was one of the biggest drops we have seen in several years. “”
This is compared to a monthly movement movement typical of days on a normal market of around 5 days to 7 days, according to Cox.
New vehicle sales exceed 22% above the pace seasonally adjusted from last year and increased by more than 8% on a volume basis for the start of the year, Smoke said. On the used vehicle market, COX estimates that sales are “strongly”, with an increase of 7% so far this year compared to 2024.
The increase in sales is good for the automotive industry, which many analysts should be about level in the year. But it is to be feared that sales can stop once the car manufacturers and dealers sell their stocks without a price.
The Automobile Consulting Company Telemetry provides higher production costs, parts and other factors to result in an increase of 2 million less sold vehicles each year in the United States and Canada, partly due to higher costs and associated price increases.
Car manufacturers and suppliers may be able to support some of the cost increases, but they should also transmit them to American consumers, which could in turn lower sales, according to analysts.
Many car manufacturers have accumulated stocks of imported cars and trucks before the 25% prices of President Donald Trump on imported vehicles came into force on April 3. But some have changed imports, owned vehicles in ports or completely interrupted them, as in the case of Jaguar Land Rover.
General Motors Has strategically increased American production, in particular by increasing production in an Indiana vans factory as well as the cancellation of the removal time previously announced next month in an installation of Tennessee.
Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Automotive Group, based in Indiana, said that last week, April started “strong enough”, reporting a mixture of prices and fear as well as improved stocks compared to the last years.
“Affairs at the moment are in fact quite strong,” said Rohrman, including the group A 22 franchises. “March was really good, and it didn’t slow down.”
Car manufacturers Ford engine and Chrysler Parent Stelllantis have taken the prices as an opportunity to sell stocks by offering customers “employee price” offers.
Nick Anderson, director general of a Ford dealer in Missouri, said that the unique delivery and concern that prices could soon increase in response to prices have both helped pushing consumers concerned about prices in his showroom. It’s good for sales, but he had a negative impact on the raw profits of the store.
“We do countries to match or beat last year,” he said. “The majority of the people we see are definitely more concerned about prices … Our volume is there but the crude is declining. It’s just a different type of customers.”
Anderson said that it was optimistic about sales this year, but “in large part will depend on the next 60 to 90 days – which happens to prices”.
Trump said on Monday that he was trying to “help certain car manufacturers” but did not explain what it might involve.
Stellantis president John Elkann said at the annual meeting of the automaker on Tuesday that he had been “encouraged” by Trump’s comment, noting that the 25% tariff on imported vehicles and strict regulations on emissions in Europe put the two “in danger” automotive markets.