Impel and RockED have launched the Automotive AI Certification Program and the Advanced Automotive AI Certification Program for dealership workers and managers. +
Drivesona founder Colin Carrasquillo is offering U.S. auto dealers an opportunity to join the car shopper-facing platform on a three-month trial basis. +
Urban Science’s mid-year dealership and franchise count finds Texas leading a small group of states adding rooftops in a largely flat market marked by lower per-store sales. +
The California New Car Dealers Association is suing to prevent further collections of deposits for the upcoming Afeela 1 EV, which the factory plans to sell directly to consumers. +
A new Botdoc survey finds 63.8% of U.S. buyers are “very” or “extremely” frustrated by the shopping process and want to complete more steps online while protecting their personal data. +
Ford and Lincoln dealers using the factory’s FordDirect customer engagement platform now have a new employee in “Jerry,” Podium’s AI-powered, inbound lead-handling virtual sales assistant. +
vAuto will leverage the power of AI to enhance the trade-in appraisal and service lane sourcing processes and generate instant offers for quality units with UVeye’s “MRI for cars.” +
Tesla is allowed to sell its EVs directly to consumers in Ohio, but its competitor, Rivian, is not. The latter is suing to end the state's ban on DTC sales and its rival’s carveout. +
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the 2024 election and second Trump administration coincides with a brand loyalty rate that plummeted from 73% to 49.9% in less than a year. +
ID Privacy AI announced the addition of a fully autonomous, voice-first agentic AI workforce to its BDC Pro platform, offering dealers enhanced customer communications at numerous touchpoints. +
