Mobility Global delivers automotive retail pricing intelligence grounded in market research and connected data that tracks transaction price movement, automotive incentives and vehicle affordability.

Affordability has become one of the industry's defining issues. Monthly vehicle payments are approaching or exceeding $1,000 for many consumers, putting increased pressure on demand, loyalty, and vehicle mix decisions. At the same time, incentives, financing offers, and competitive pricing strategies continue to shift. Understanding how these factors influence affordability, and what action to take next, is becoming critical for pricing and incentive teams.

For OEM pricing, sales and strategy leaders, the challenge is turning existing automotive analytics into clear, decision-ready insight. We translate that data—along with retail pricing strategy and vehicle affordability and payment trends—into something pricing and incentive teams can act on quickly.

Transaction price varies across segments, incentives rise in some areas and tighten in others, with vehicle affordability and monthly payment trends moving alongside them. For OEMs, your competitive positioning can change within a quarter. But retail pricing intelligence tracks these shifts as they happen so you can act fast on market moves.

Mobility Global offers two connected solutions for exploring this data. Mobility Pulse 360 provides one connected view across sales, inventory, pricing, and incentives so you can plan smarter, respond faster, and outperform the competition. Meanwhile our Retail Pricing Intelligence powered by MarketScan supports pricing execution and payment optimization.

Gain insights from hundreds of industry experts and understand what these trends mean for your business. Our comprehensive research and analytics provide a clear view of the evolving landscape, from the rise of electric vehicles to the integration of advanced driver-assistance systems.

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Automotive pricing decisions are getting harder. We've brought together insights to help you make them with confidence. Explore the latest analysis on affordability, automotive incentives, pricing strategy, financing and retail performance to understand what's changing and what it means for your business.

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"The biggest pricing question hasn't changed: will incentives drive sales without eroding margin? As transaction prices, incentives, and competitive positioning shift, leaders need real-time insight to understand what's happening, decide what to do next, and act with confidence."
Matthew Weiss
Vice President, Analytics & Pricing Solutions
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Automotive retail pricing intelligence and analytics FAQs

What is automotive retail pricing intelligence?

Automotive retail pricing intelligence helps OEMs and dealers understand how vehicles are actually priced, financed, and sold in the market. It brings together transaction prices, incentives, financing offers, vehicle affordability, and competitive market data to show what's influencing consumer demand and purchase decisions.

By providing a clear view of pricing and payment competitiveness, retail pricing intelligence helps teams benchmark performance, validate pricing decisions, and respond to changing market conditions with confidence.

What is automotive analytics, and how can it help OEMs respond to issues such as affordability challenges?

Automotive analytics turns market data into actionable insight. It helps OEM teams understand how pricing, incentives, financing offers, inventory levels, and consumer demand work together to influence purchase decisions.

As affordability pressures grow, understanding the market is only part of the challenge. OEMs also need to know why performance is changing and what action to take next. For example, a decline in sales may be driven by payment competitiveness, incentive strategy, vehicle mix, or a combination of all three.

Automotive analytics helps teams identify those signals earlier and respond with confidence.

Mobility Global offers automotive analytics software to support different parts of that process:

  • Retail Pricing Intelligence, powered by Market Scan, helps teams understand what's happening in the market. It provides visibility into transaction prices, incentives, payments, affordability trends, and competitive positioning so OEMs can benchmark performance and validate pricing decisions against the wider market
  • Mobility Pulse 360 helps teams act on what's happening in the market. By connecting pricing, incentives, inventory, demand, and performance data in a single view, it enables continuous monitoring and faster decision-making. Teams can identify affordability gaps, diagnose performance issues, optimize incentive spend, and adjust strategy before market shifts impact results.

Together, these solutions help OEMs move from understanding the market to acting on it. Market Scan provides the context. Mobility Pulse 360 provides the connected insight needed to make pricing and incentive decisions faster and with greater confidence.

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What data is used in automotive retail pricing intelligence and analytics?
Automotive retail pricing intelligence for the automotive industry brings together multiple data sources, including transaction prices, incentive activity, lender programs, monthly payment trends, pricing changes, vehicle affordability measures, and competitive market performance. Looking at these factors together helps teams understand not just what is happening in the market, but why.
How do dealer teams use retail pricing intelligence?
Automotive dealer teams use retail pricing intelligence to improve pricing execution, create accurate payment quotes, compare lender programs, and support consistent deal structures. These insights help dealers balance competitiveness, profitability, and the customer experience at the point of sale.
Why is vehicle affordability important in retail pricing intelligence?
For many buyers, the monthly payment matters more than the sticker price. Vehicle affordability analysis helps OEMs and dealers understand how pricing, incentives, interest rates, and financing programs affect payment levels and purchase decisions. This creates a clearer picture of market demand and competitive positioning.
How often should pricing and incentive strategies be reviewed?
Market conditions can shift quickly as incentives change, competitors adjust pricing, and affordability pressures evolve. Leading OEM and dealer teams review pricing and incentive performance continuously so they can respond faster and make informed decisions as the market moves.

Automotive Retail Pricing Intelligence and Analytics FAQs

What is automotive retail pricing intelligence?

Automotive retail pricing intelligence helps OEMs and dealers understand how vehicles are actually priced, financed, and sold in the market. It brings together transaction prices, incentives, financing offers, vehicle affordability, and competitive market data to show what's influencing consumer demand and purchase decisions.

By providing a clear view of pricing and payment competitiveness, retail pricing intelligence helps teams benchmark performance, validate pricing decisions, and respond to changing market conditions with confidence.

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What is automotive analytics, and how can it help OEMs respond to issues such as affordability challenges?

Automotive analytics turns market data into actionable insight. It helps OEM teams understand how pricing, incentives, financing offers, inventory levels, and consumer demand work together to influence purchase decisions.

As affordability pressures grow, understanding the market is only part of the challenge. OEMs also need to know why performance is changing and what action to take next. For example, a decline in sales may be driven by payment competitiveness, incentive strategy, vehicle mix, or a combination of all three. Automotive analytics helps teams identify those signals earlier and respond with confidence.

Mobility Global offers automotive analytics software to support different parts of that process:

  • Retail Pricing Intelligence, powered by Market Scan, helps teams understand what's happening in the market. It provides visibility into transaction prices, incentives, payments, affordability trends, and competitive positioning so OEMs can benchmark performance and validate pricing decisions against the wider market
  • Mobility Pulse 360 helps teams act on what's happening in the market. By connecting pricing, incentives, inventory, demand, and performance data in a single view, it enables continuous monitoring and faster decision-making. Teams can identify affordability gaps, diagnose performance issues, optimize incentive spend, and adjust strategy before market shifts impact results.

Together, these solutions help OEMs move from understanding the market to acting on it. Market Scan provides the context. Mobility Pulse 360 provides the connected insight needed to make pricing and incentive decisions faster and with greater confidence.

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What data is used in automotive retail pricing intelligence and analytics?
Retail pricing intelligence for the automotive industry brings together multiple data sources, including transaction prices, incentive activity, lender programs, monthly payment trends, pricing changes, vehicle affordability measures, and competitive market performance. Looking at these factors together helps teams understand not just what is happening in the market, but why.
How do dealer teams use retail pricing intelligence?
Automotive dealer teams use retail pricing intelligence to improve pricing execution, create accurate payment quotes, compare lender programs, and support consistent deal structures. These insights help dealers balance competitiveness, profitability, and the customer experience at the point of sale.
Why is vehicle affordability important in retail pricing intelligence?
For many buyers, the monthly payment matters more than the sticker price. Vehicle affordability analysis helps OEMs and dealers understand how pricing, incentives, interest rates, and financing programs affect payment levels and purchase decisions. This creates a clearer picture of market demand and competitive positioning.
How often should pricing and incentive strategies be reviewed?
Market conditions can shift quickly as incentives change, competitors adjust pricing, and affordability pressures evolve. Leading OEM and dealer teams review pricing and incentive performance continuously so they can respond faster and make informed decisions as the market moves.