Car Dealer Reputations: Last Week's Automotive Highlights

Friday, March 25, 2016

Last Week's Automotive Highlights

March 2016

Press Releases

NEW! J.D. Power Launches SafetyIQ Application to Standardize Automotive Recall, Technical Service Bulletin, Complaint and Investigation Data | March 22
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2016 U.S. Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study | March 24

Original Equipment Tire Experience Influencing Generational Preferences; Risk of Disrupting $30B U.S. Passenger, Light Truck Replacement Tire Market | Read the press release >

2016 Third-Party Automotive Website Evaluation Study | March 24

Visual Web, Minimalist Navigation Tools Drive Increases in Shopper Satisfaction with Third-Party Automotive Websites | Read the press release >

News

Forbes | March 24

Bigger Discounts On Cars For 2016: A Buyers Market | Read the article >

USA Today | March 23

5 warning signs for U.S. auto industry | Read the article >

CNET | March 22
Google Self-Driving Car boss sees increased need for dealerships in an autonomous future | Read the article >

Auto Remarketing | March 22

J.D. Power tool out to standardize recall data & more | Read the article >

Events

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2016 Automotive Summit

OESA California Regional Supplier Meeting

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Hot Topic

In 2015, there were 860 vehicle recalls, the highest number in history.

In the first 8 weeks of 2016, there have already been 84 recalls affecting 8.6 million vehicles.

Over the past five years, most customers have filed complaints when their vehicle hit 7 years of age, on average.

The electrical system has generated the highest number of complaints (more than 120,000) of any system during the past 20 years.

In 2015, there were more than 76,000 customer complaints about their vehicle in the United States.

To combat these growing issues, J.D. Power has developed a new application, SafetyIQ, to help auto industry professionals analyze vehicle safety data more efficiently. | Learn more >