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Automotive Industry

Sources for researching the automotive industry.

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Trends in the industry

These reputable sites have some excellent content on trends in the automotive industry.

 

Free online sites

Automotive News 

Center for Automotive Research

Best Used Car Sites by Investopedia

Carfax.com - get reports on vehicles by VIN number, shop for used vehicles

CarGurus.com - shop for new, used vehicles

Cars.com - shop for new/used vehicles 

Consumer Reports Used Car Marketplace - some free content; reviews of cars by fee

GOODCARBADCAR.net - provides a lot of industry statistics such as sales numbers

Kelly Blue Book - prices for new/pre-owned vehicles

Driving the Future 

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Electrek - covers electric transportation and other electric products

EV-Volumes The Electric Vehicle World Sales Database

fueleconomy.gov

Future of Mobility Trends

InsideEVs

The Connected Car

National Automobile Dealers Association

nadaguides.com - car prices

Consumer Reports - brands and owners

LMC Automotive - includes reports, trends, news and much more.

 

 

Government Statistics and Data

Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI) 

Spotlight on Statistics (BLS.gov)

U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Plug-in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Analysis

 

Other 

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Publications

The following is a small sample of hundreds of publications available digitally via UA Libraries. To search for other titles use the Publication Finder and search by subject using automobile.