Sales of new Mazdas and Subarus improved by 35% and 10% year-over-year in May, leading all U.S.-facing factories as fleets helped offset flat retail sales. +
The owners of Stephen Cadillac GMC and Stephen Toyota must pay Toyota Motor Credit $5 million or face the seizure of their land and dealerships. +
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing federal regulatory oversight of advanced AI, establishing a 30-day government review period for “frontier” models. +
Foureyes analysts say a 15.6-point gap separates America’s best and worst closers but stress that process matters more than location. +
Klarna’s Pay in Full, Pay in 4 and longer-term financing solutions are now available to dealers using Tekion’s AI-powered service scheduling platform. +
A new Protective Asset Protection survey finds car buyers are experiencing financial anxiety driven in part by fears over the high cost of unexpected repairs. +
Healthy March and April sales improved many dealers’ moods, but Cox Automotive’s Q2 survey finds growing anxiety over factors beyond their control. +
Car Wars has integrated its AI-powered Cari Scheduler with UpdatePromise’s service scheduling and communications platform for franchised dealerships. +
Impel announced an industry-first pairing of AI-generated videos with AI sales agents, delivering introductions and ongoing conversations at any hour. +
Dealers improved F&I profit per vehicle, products per deal and income in the first quarter despite a seasonal slowdown in deal counts and front-end gross. +
