John Gray is Experian’s president of Automotive, responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of the business, which is dedicated to helping manufacturers, dealers, finance, insurance and aftermarket companies better understand the market, the vehicles and the people who buy them. Prior to his appointment as President, Gray served as Senior Vice President of Experian Automotive. In that role, he was responsible for leading and expanding the business’s North American sales and marketing organizations, developing new channels and delivering world-class service to its clients. Before joining Experian in 2006, Gray was General Manager of Siebel’s Complex Manufacturing and Automotive vertical divisions, providing business software and services to the automotive, aerospace, and defense and industrial manufacturing industries. He also held management and business development positions of increasing responsibility with top information and telecommunications businesses, including APAC Customer Services, Automatic Data Processing Inc., AT&T Global Information Solutions and NCR Corporation. Gray holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dayton in Ohio and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

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When people think about the automotive industry, data probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But make no mistake: data is one of the underlying currents keeping the automotive industry running.   Data answers all sorts of questions for OEMs, lenders, dealers, and consumers. And recently, with electric vehicles (EVs) growing in popularity, a new set of questions around battery health has emerged for dealers and consumers alike. Understanding battery health is particularly crucial for dealers when assessing trade-ins, and for dealers or consumers purchasing a used EV. Oftentimes, battery health is a more informative metric than those traditionally looked to assess a vehicle, such as milage, or vehicle age. This information hasn’t been readily available for dealers or consumers, until now. To that end, Experian announced a strategic alliance with Recurrent, the battery range and analytics company, to offer Recurrent’s Battery Report alongside Experian’s AutoCheck® vehicle history report (VHR). The Recurrent Battery Report offers additional data and attributes on an EV’s battery health that no other VHR presently offers, including current and future range estimates, climate impact, remaining battery warranty, and more. Offering the Recurrent Battery Report with an AutoCheck vehicle report will bring a level of assurance dealers have been previously unable to attain when buying or selling used EVs, increasing transparency and easing range anxiety for consumers. Through this alliance, we’re doubling down on our commitment to helping dealers buy and sell used vehicles with confidence, and this commitment extends to used EVs, as well. The data shows that EVs have reached a tipping point, comprising more than 5% of new vehicle registrations in 2022, and growing. Dealers are going to see them come back to the showroom as trade-ins more frequently, and being able to quickly assess them, as well as sell them with transparency will be key to longevity in the market. Experian is on the forefront and has been leading the charge in EV data, leveraging vehicle registration data to help OEMs, lenders and dealers understand where EV market share is growing the fastest, model popularity, and more. Additionally, we have EV audiences, built with our extensive marketing resources, that help dealers find the most interested potential EV buyers. But this is just the beginning. As EVs continue to penetrate the market, Experian is committed to innovating and constantly pursuing new data sources to anticipate market needs and help inform strategic decision-making.

Published: January 26, 2023 by John Gray

insights-leaders-blog-auto In today’s world, it seems as though there is a statistic that we can apply to just about anything. Whether it’s viewership of the Super Bowl, popularity of breakfast cereal or the number of red M&Ms that come in a pack, I bet the data is out there. In fact, there is so much data in the world that Emery Simon of the Business Software Alliance once said that if data were placed on DVDs, it would create a stack tall enough to reach the moon.

Published: March 16, 2015 by John Gray

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