The debut comes as Toyota and other Japanese automakers try to address a surge in accidents among elderly drivers in Japan, which is experiencing a rapidly aging population.
Light trucks drive Toyota, Hyundai, Subaru, Kia to gains
With the aid of crossovers and other light trucks, gains were posted nearly across the board for the companies that have decided not to abandon the industry’s long tradition of monthly sales reports. Incentives helped, too.
First it was Tesla, and then GM, that balked at the tradition of reporting sales results every month. The rest of the U.S. industry is now following suit.
With its $50 million investment, CarMax will get more insight into vehicle listings and other aspects of the shopping process as it continues to roll out an omnichannel retail strategy.
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