Consumer Sentiment – How Dealers Can Cope with All-Time Lows
The latest University of Michigan survey shows another rapid decline in consumer sentiment reinforcing trends that Dave Cantin Group predicted in the Market Outlook Report (MOR), and reported in Automotive News.
In a low-confidence market, trust matters more. Transparent advertising, flexible financing, a strong value proposition, and outstanding customer service are all ways to strengthen consumer relationships, even in tough times.
Read more in the MOR report here.
About Dave Cantin Group
Dave Cantin Group is a leading automotive M&A advisory firm specializing in acquisitions, divestitures, platform management, business evaluations, and other corporate development services. The new retail reality requires automotive dealers to seek DCG’s collective best thinking, deep experience and extensive industry relationships to effectively leverage M&A as a core business strategy.
Clients choose DCG because we are a trusted advisor focusing on long-term relationships, investing in data and research, and engaging our entire team on every client project. Clients benefit from our industry-leading market intelligence – our Market Outlook Report – and JumpIQ, our proprietary AI-enabled platform delivering unprecedented visibility into automotive retail.
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