J.D. Power Launches AI Cloud that Integrates Study Results and More into New Forecasting Models to Provide Better Clarity for Decision-Making

COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Power, the global leader in data analytics and consumer insights, has unveiled a technology infrastructure that connects a wide range of data assets and runs AI models to create unique insights for the auto industry. The J.D. Power AI Cloud leverages powerful cognitive computing and algorithmic modeling capabilities to merge data from the company's proprietary "voice of the customer" studies, macroeconomic trends, pricing data and more into new forecasting models.

The first commercial roll-out of the new technology will be the J.D. Power Auto Analytics Platform, a web-based resource for calculating automobile residual values. The platform will draw on a wide range of proprietary J.D. Power insights, macroeconomic data and vehicle-generated data, including the following:

• Transaction data gathered by the J.D. Power Power Information Network^® (PIN), which represents more than 40% of franchised dealer retail sales transactions in America.
• The J.D. Power/National Auto Auction Association AuctionNet service, which accounts for more than 80% of automotive auction transactions.
• Proprietary J.D. Power studies, such as the Initial Quality Study^SM (IQS); Vehicle Dependability Study^SM (VDS); Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study^SM; and Auto Avoider Study^SM.
• Data that can help identify what vehicle owners want from their increasingly automated vehicles by integrating customer insights with connected car data to provide manufacturers with more accurate feedback from owners.

"J.D. Power has been collecting data on consumer interactions with brands and products for 50 years," said Bernardo Rodriguez, Chief Digital Officer at J.D. Power. "With our new AI Cloud technology, we are able to generate more granular and valuable insights, by leveraging data streams that go from gasoline prices and retail sales to customer's perception of the quality or appeal of a specific car model. While automobile residual pricing is a natural starting point to launch the technology commercially, we see enormous potential for these deep data-enabled insights across other aspects of the automotive vertical and across the dozen or so other industries J.D. Power services."

The J.D. Power Auto Analytics Platform allows auto manufacturers to not only forecast residual value pricing, but it provides a detailed breakdown of the various vehicle features, equipment, design and performance factors and their corresponding influence on residual pricing. This level of detail gives manufacturers valuable strategic insight into their current lineups and future product decisions.

For more information about the J.D. Power AI Cloud, visit www.jdpower.ai.

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. These capabilities enable J.D. Power to help its clients drive customer satisfaction, growth and profitability. Established in 1968, J.D. Power is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., and has offices serving North/South America, Asia Pacific and Europe. J.D. Power is a portfolio company of XIO Group, a global alternative investments and private equity firm headquartered in London, and is led by its four founders: Athene Li, Joseph Pacini, Murphy Qiao and Carsten Geyer.

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