Lot Insights

Cars.com August 2018 and Labor Day Weekend On-the-Lot Report Analysis

For the first eight months of 2018, visits to dealer showrooms from mobile shoppers increased by 13 percent. That’s one of the take-aways from the Cars.com August On-the-Lot report. As we have done each month with our On-the-Lot reports, we used our patented Lot Insights technology to study data from shoppers who use their mobile […]

Cars.com May 2018 On-the-Lot Report Analysis

For the May Cars.com On-the-Lot report, we took another look at the most popular times of the day and week that car shoppers visit dealerships’ lots – something we’d done in January and February. Using our patented Lot Insights technology, we examined data from shoppers who use their mobile phones to visit Cars.com while they’re […]

Cars.com April 2018 On-the-Lot Report Cross-Shopping Analysis

Which automotive brands are getting the most lot visits from Cars.com mobile consumers in April? We applied our patented On-the-Lot technology to find the answer and compared the results to the next-most recent analysis, which was conducted in December 2017. Our April report offers a glimpse at mobile shopping behavior when consumers are on your […]

Cars.com January 2018 On-the-Lot Report Analysis

Most car shoppers use smartphones on dealership lots, and most of those mobile shoppers are comparing vehicles and reading car reviews. But when are these multi-tasking mobile shoppers on the lot? Using our patented Lot Insights technology, Cars.com examined the peak shopping hours and days of the week for mobile shoppers to find out. Here’s […]

Cars.com Grows to Support Dealers, the Heart and Soul of the Auto Industry

Auto dealers are the heart and soul of the U.S. automotive industry, and Cars.com is transforming to help dealers thrive amidst constant change. That point was one of the themes of our second quarter earnings announcement, as articulated by our CEO Alex Vetter in our Q2 earnings conference call: “While many digital technology companies are […]

On-the-Lot Trend Report: May 2017 Used Car VDPs

The used car market continues to see gains in a flattening vehicles sales market. Gain a competitive edge by knowing which used makes and models on-the-lot shoppers are searching for. Leveraging Cars.com’s newly-patented Lot Insights technology, we are able to share the top 5 searched makes and models across multiple categories. Below are the top […]

On-the-Lot Trend Report: May 2017 New Car VDPs

Fueled by our newly-patented Lot Insights technology, Cars.com is launching a monthly On-the-Lot Trends Report. The report analyzes mobile consumer shopping behavior to identify the top viewed new makes and models by style. Below are the top viewed new vehicles in May 2017 — download the full report (including used vehicles) here.

Predictive Behavior on Mobile: The Importance to Your Dealership

Consumers are interacting with dealerships on mobile. It doesn’t matter if it’s via an app or a mobile browser, consumers are finding dealers where and when they want to find them. That’s important for many reasons. As a dealer, it means that there has to be a constant online presence where inventory is properly merchandised, […]