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Must-know facts this month:

2015:

• Annual sales in 2015 hit a new record of 17.47M units, breaking the mark of $17.4M vehicles in 2000.
• Average transaction price for light vehicles also set the new record with $34,428, which is a +0.9% increase from 2014.
• All OEMs reported positive year-over-year growth.

2016:

• According to NADA’s forecast, 2016 is expected to be another record-setting year with 17.7M in new light-vehicle sales, thanks to the moderate wage growth, declining gas prices and continued low interest rates.
• Sales will start to slow down from 2017 as the interest rates and regulatory compliance costs rise.

January 2016:

Total sales are predicted to be around 1.15M vehicles, -0.3% down from January, 2015.