Investment signals on the operational health of publicly traded dealer-group stocks (AN, LAD, PAG, SAH, GPI, ABG, KMX, CVNA). Use when an equity analyst asks "how is AutoNation doing", "LAD health check", "CarMax volume signal", "Carvana DOM trend", "is Lithia gaining share", "compare AutoNation vs Lithia", "top dealer groups by volume", "pre-earnings channel check on a dealer group", or any ticker-tied operational read with BULLISH / BEARISH / NEUTRAL / CAUTION / MIXED verdict expectations. Three workflows — single-group health check, head-to-head comparison, top-N leaderboard. Distinct from `group-dashboard` (multi-tracked portfolio view) and `group-benchmarking` (cross-group ranking without per-ticker verdicts). Prefer this for ticker-tied verdict requests; prefer `group-benchmarking` for "rank all 8 dealer groups" without per-ticker signals.
Pre-earnings channel check for US auto-sector equities — OEMs (F, GM, TM, HMC, STLA, TSLA, RIVN, LCID, HYMTF, NSANY, MBGAF, BMWYY, VWAGY) and dealer-groups (AN, LAD, PAG, SAH, GPI, ABG, KMX, CVNA). Use when an equity analyst asks "earnings preview for STLA", "pre-earnings channel check on Ford", "what will GM report", "how is CVNA tracking into the print", "channel signal on TSLA next quarter", or any single-ticker channel read ahead of a quarterly print. Produces a 4-tier verdict {BULLISH, BEARISH, NEUTRAL, MIXED} + null, anchored on multi-quarter QoQ + YoY analysis of Volume, ASP, MSRP gap, DOM, Days Supply (Used + New), EV share, and New/Used Mix. Calendar-quarter cadence — distinct from the monthly-cadence `oem-stock-tracker`. Halts on unknown tickers (no brand-orphan recovery). Prefer this skill for ticker-tied "going into the print" / "pre-earnings" / "channel check" / "earnings preview" requests.
Investment signals on the operational health of publicly traded US automotive OEMs (F, GM, TM, HMC, STLA, TSLA, RIVN, LCID, HYMTF, NSANY, MBGAF, BMWYY, VWAGY). Use when an equity analyst asks "how is Ford doing", "investment signal for GM", "Toyota demand trends", "is Stellantis losing share", "compare Ford vs GM", "top 5 US OEMs", "pre-earnings channel check on an OEM stock", "EV transition progress for Ford", "TSLA vs other EV makers", or any ticker-tied operational read with BULLISH / BEARISH / NEUTRAL / CAUTION / MIXED verdict expectations. Three workflows — single-OEM investment signal, head-to-head OEM comparison, US OEM market-share leaderboard. Distinct from `dealer-group-health-monitor` (covers dealer-group tickers AN/LAD/PAG/SAH/GPI/ABG/KMX/CVNA — this skill HALTS and redirects for those) and from `vehicle-appraiser` (per-VIN appraisal, not OEM signals). Prefer this skill for ticker-tied verdict requests on OEM manufacturer stocks.
Comparable-backed market price context for appraisers and adjusters. Anchored on realised sold prices when ≥minimum_comps trim-matched sold-90d comps exist; active-listing quartile distribution is the fallback. Three workflows — single-VIN price check (dual-channel ML prediction, sold-anchor or quartile value range, 8-column comparable citation table, CPO premium and state baseline when applicable); trade-in VIN price history (listing trajectory, dealer-hop / sharp-drop / decertified flags, optional fair-value); model-level market distribution (price/mileage/DOM stats, cheapest 8 + most-expensive 5, wholesale-vs-retail channel split). Use when asked "price this car", "market price for this", "compare pricing", "price check VIN", "what's the market on this", "what's the history on this trade", "what does the market look like for [year make model]", "how does this stack up", "is this asking price defensible", "price positioning analysis", or any comparable-backed valuation-context intent.
Quantifies vehicle depreciation, value retention, brand-tier rankings, geographic price variance, and new-vehicle MSRP parity from MarketCheck sold-transaction aggregates. Five US-only workflows — make/model depreciation curve, body-type / fuel-type segment trends (EV vs ICE), brand residual ranking, state-level geographic price-index, and new-vehicle MSRP parity tracker. Use when a lender, residual analyst, appraiser, or OEM analyst asks "depreciation rate", "value retention", "residual value", "residual forecast", "how fast is it losing value", "which cars hold value", "EV depreciation", "price trend over time", "brand value ranking", "depreciation curve", "MSRP parity", "above sticker", "below sticker", "geographic value variance", "which states have higher prices", "are markups coming down", "segment retention", or any depreciation / residual / parity question. US-only.
Defensible comparable-backed vehicle valuation. Returns a low/mid/high value range with confidence band anchored on sold-90d retail transactions when ≥5 comps are available; active-listing distribution is the fallback. Five appraisal workflows — Full Comparable Appraisal with cited comps, Trade-In Quick Appraisal for desk-side use, Wholesale-vs-Retail Spread (franchise vs independent), Regional Price Variance across multiple ZIPs, and Historical Value Trajectory per VIN. Use when an appraiser, insurance adjuster, used-car manager, or trade-in desk asks "appraise this vehicle", "what's it worth", "trade-in value", "fair market value", "wholesale vs retail", "appraisal report", "how much should I offer", "vehicle valuation", "comparable analysis", "price trajectory", "depreciation rate", "regional value variance", "trade-in offer range", or "insurance total-loss value".
Days-on-market as a leading investment signal. Triggers: "days on market", "DOM trends", "inventory aging", "sell-through velocity", "demand distress", "which brands are sitting longest", "DOM signal", "DOM inflection", "what's sitting on lots", "demand softening signal", dedicated days-on-market analysis as a primary leading indicator for investment decisions rather than as a secondary metric.
Peer comparison of publicly traded dealer groups. Triggers: "compare dealer groups", "best performing dealer stock", "benchmark dealer group stocks", "rank dealer groups", "which dealer stock is best", "dealer group comparison", "dealer stock performance ranking", "peer comparison dealer groups", "AN vs LAD", "AutoNation vs Lithia", comparing operational metrics across publicly traded dealer groups for relative value investment analysis.