Registrations of new Teslas fell 11% year-over-year in January and lost 12 percentage points in U.S. market share. But the EV maker's stock value improved by 7.6%, partially offsetting a steep decline. +
Mosaic Compliance Services' Jim Ganther remembers his friend and colleague, Jim "The Alpha Dawg" Ziegler, an industry firebrand and tireless dealer advocate.
President Donald Trump plans to purchase a Tesla in support of Elon Musk, the EV maker’s CEO and a senior White House advisor, in the face of protests, incidents of vandalism and a declining stock value. +
Automotive News’s annual dealer census finds U.S. retailers added 171 dealerships in 2024 but subtracted franchises as domestic manufacturers lost scores of stores while their import rivals gained ground. +
Germain Toyota’s Wendell Hardy tells WardsAuto’s Alysha Webb the secret to mining the service drive is to “keep it simple” by training, setting attainable goals and making every customer an attractive offer. +
President Donald Trump has granted a one-month exemption to steep new tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico for U.S. automakers, demanding a shift toward U.S. production in return. +
Automotive News reports Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and Mazda notched year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales gains in February, including a fifth straight record month for Hyundai and Kia, led by the Genesis marque. +
Carvana has acquired Jerry Seiner Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Casa Grande, Ariz., marking the online retailer and dealer disruptor’s first foray into the new vehicle business. +
Subaru, GM and Tesla top S&P Global Mobility’s latest Automotive Loyalty Awards rankings for dealer, manufacturer and make, respectively, as overall brand loyalty improves to 51.6%. +
DealNow’s Brad Parker urges DealerELITE readers frustrated by EV pricing and selection in the auction lanes to leverage emerging technology designed to connect dealers with private sellers. +
