DGactual
DGActual Market Brief — Week of August 24, 2026
The industry's ratio says used EVs turn in 46 days. The actual cars tell a longer story. We stay bullish anyway, unit by unit: year, battery, hardware version. Plus hawkish Fed minutes, Hyundai's first full strike in a decade, and private-seller CR-Vs at $3,638 under retail.
DGActual Market Brief — Week of August 17, 2026
Everything points at Wednesday: the Canada tariff takes effect, Honda's shutdown window closes, and Romania's plants come back. Plus a record lending quarter, our model finally moved, five weeks of used price contraction, and a half-million-vehicle Toyota recall.
DGActual Market Brief — Week of August 10, 2026
A default record that stood since 2010 just broke. July sales slowed while payments set a July record. Honda doubled profit with two plants dark. And used retail prices logged a fourth straight week of contraction.
Monday Signal Brief: Week of July 13, 2026
A DARPI-led read for the whole floor. Our retail index shows used pulling below wholesale and demand softening, the economic dials point to a soft second half, and buyers are stretched on the monthly while driving the oldest fleet on record. What it means for sales, F&I, and service.
Monday Signal Brief: Week of July 6, 2026
Affordability is showing up as a demand problem before a price problem. DARPI has retail asking prices holding while volume softens for a second straight week.
Monday Signal Brief: Week of June 30, 2026
Payment wall at $813. Tariff floor defined. Hybrid prices at all-time highs. SAAR year-end call: 15.85M. Plus 3 open recalls your service lane should run this week.
Monday Signal Brief — June 23, 2026
The Fed isn't cutting. Credit stress is moving earlier. CarMax's finance arm just became the largest Tier 2 lender. Recalls, inventory, and one jobs number worth a callback. All of it in plain language.