Chart 8. Annual percent change in dealership net profits, actual and estimated with constant finance and insurance sales, 2008–19
Year Actual change in net profits Estimated change in net profits

2008

-464.35 -471.79

2009

-42.81 -47.25

2010

-25.15 -34.14

2011

6.61 -7.59

2012

29.41 8.24

2013

50.47 19.76

2014

67.90 28.27

2015

89.97 36.11

2016

95.96 34.85

2017

82.02 10.53

2018

64.32 -28.87

2019

98.59 -23.96

Note: The relative base year for the actual and estimated changes is 2007.

Source: Authors' calculations using U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data (https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/).