Fall 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Auto Dealer Survey

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1. How many dealerships do you operate or are in your group?

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2. Of the vehicles you sell, do you sell domestic brands, import brands or both?

Domestic brands

Import brands

Both

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3. Please rank from strongest to softest your summer year-over-year percentage changes in total vehicle sales, new & used.

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4. For your summer vehicle sales, new & used, please indicate which vehicle segment (light truck, SUV, or a particular price point) experienced the strongest and softest sales, year-over-year.

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5. How does total vehicle inventory, new & used, compare with pre-COVID levels?

Less than 10%

11-25%

26-50%

51-75%

76-100%

Back to normal

Other (please specify)

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6. Versus pre-COVID, how do sales by payment shares compare?

Cash up, captive financing down, non-captive financing down

Cash up, captive financing up, non-captive financing down

Cash up, captive financing down, non-captive financing up

Cash down, captive financing up, non-captive financing up

Cash down, captive financing down, non-captive financing up

Cash down, captive financing up, non-captive financing down

Back to pre-COVID shares

Other (please specify)

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7. How do final transaction prices compare versus the same time last year?

More than 10% higher

6-10% higher

0-5% higher

0-5% lower

More than 5% lower

Other (please specify)

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8. How did Summer 2023 parts & service volumes compare with Summer 2022?

Up more than 10%

Up 0-10%

Down 0-10%

Down more than 10%

Other (please specify)

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9. If you're impacted by the UAW strike, how long does it have to last before you have to make significant adjustments (more than 10%) to your balance sheet or business plan?

It already has

1-2 weeks

3-4 weeks

5-6 weeks

7-8 weeks

More than 8 weeks

Please expound here on any strike-related impacts.

Fall 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Auto Dealer Survey

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* 1. How many dealerships do you operate or are in your group?

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* 2. Of the vehicles you sell, do you sell domestic brands, import brands or both?

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* 3. Please rank from strongest to softest your summer year-over-year percentage changes in total vehicle sales, new & used.

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* 4. For your summer vehicle sales, new & used, please indicate which vehicle segment (light truck, SUV, or a particular price point) experienced the strongest and softest sales, year-over-year.

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* 5. How does total vehicle inventory, new & used, compare with pre-COVID levels?

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* 6. Versus pre-COVID, how do sales by payment shares compare?

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* 7. How do final transaction prices compare versus the same time last year?

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* 8. How did Summer 2023 parts & service volumes compare with Summer 2022?

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* 9. If you're impacted by the UAW strike, how long does it have to last before you have to make significant adjustments (more than 10%) to your balance sheet or business plan?

1. How many dealerships do you operate or are in your group?

2. Of the vehicles you sell, do you sell domestic brands, import brands or both?

3. Please rank from strongest to softest your summer year-over-year percentage changes in total vehicle sales, new & used.

4. For your summer vehicle sales, new & used, please indicate which vehicle segment (light truck, SUV, or a particular price point) experienced the strongest and softest sales, year-over-year.

5. How does total vehicle inventory, new & used, compare with pre-COVID levels?

6. Versus pre-COVID, how do sales by payment shares compare?

7. How do final transaction prices compare versus the same time last year?

8. How did Summer 2023 parts & service volumes compare with Summer 2022?

9. If you're impacted by the UAW strike, how long does it have to last before you have to make significant adjustments (more than 10%) to your balance sheet or business plan?