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Automotive Industry Resources, Trends & Insights

The automotive industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and a diverse marketplace. To navigate this complex landscape, understanding your target audience is key. This is where generational insights are indispensable. Each generation brings unique values, preferences, and buying behaviors to the table. Ignoring these differences can lead to ineffective marketing campaigns and missed opportunities.

Used Vehicle Insights

Relying on historical data and trends can help dealers and manufacturers prepare and navigate the road ahead. Used vehicles will always fit the needs of shoppers looking for their next vehicle. Learn what preowned vehicles are selling and who is buying them so you can market to those buyers.

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Increase Marketing Effectiveness

Automotive marketing evolves rapidly, making finding new customers and keeping loyal ones complicated. Today’s personalized consumer journeys mandate intelligent planning and management, including identity resolution, targeted audiences, and multi-channel measurement. Learn how to navigate the marketing landscape with these helpfull videos.

Auto News Interview with Michale Kraut

Watch the “Up to Speed” 5-minute interview with Vice President of OEM Sales Experience, at Experian Automotive as he unpacks how agencies and dealers are navigating the rising complexity of consumer marketing.

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Auto News Interview

Watch VP Erik Hjermstad and Emma Hancock discuss how to leverage data-driven insights to refine marketing strategies, improve customer retention, and gain a competitive edge.

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Reach the right audience across the most effective platform

Experian’s Automotive Consumer Trends Quarterly Report goes beyond understanding general car-buying trends. Each quarter, we delve deeper into a specific vehicle segment, analyzing the demographics (who’s buying) and psychographics (why they’re buying) of those consumers. How does this help you? That’s where The Trade Desk comes in. They leverage insights from our report to create a comprehensive omnichannel strategy for reaching in-market car buyers. This combined approach empowers you to target car shoppers with laser precision, maximizing your advertising impact.

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Identity Validation

Fraud in the auto industry isn’t just about stolen cars—it’s evolving and becoming more sophisticated, impacting dealerships in unexpected ways.

A must-watch conversation from NADA, where we break down the three major types of fraud hurting dealerships today:

  • Third-Party Fraud – Using stolen information to buy a vehicle. 🕵️‍♂️
  • First-Party Fraud – Misrepresenting personal info to secure financing.📝
  • Synthetic Identity Fraud – Creating entirely new, fake identities to game the system.🆔
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Lenders: Reduce Auto Loan Defaults

Do better insights into vehicle collateral positively affect loan performance? By leveraging our skills, unique data, and powerful analytic insights, we’ve proved the answer is a resounding “Yes”! We shared our early-stage insights with Lender clients, and used their feedback to refine our analysis and to confirm a high level of industry interest. Based on their need to verify the impact on their portfolios, we created a data test framework enabling them to validate their opportunity.

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Additional Resources

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