Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of Cox Automotive, will share insights from his more than 20-year quest to understand and predict consumer demand and how it interacts with changing economic and supply conditions and results in sales and price trends that are otherwise challenging to predict in a dynamic and evolving industry. Jonathan will illustrate the interconnection of the auto industry and will chart where we are in the cycles impacting sales and prices. He will provide a framework for analyzing consumer demand and how personal economics vary and are impacted by credit trends. Throughout this session, he will share his latest economic and industry forecasts with an emphasis on the key assumptions that drive the expectations.
Takeaways:- Follow the cycles in the economy and the automotive market that set the stage for possibilities
- Connect the dots and understand how changes in the automotive landscape impact other parts of the ecosystem
- Focus on consumers, the source of real demand, and what matters most to them
