Porsche leads all factories in JD Power’s 2026 Initial Quality Study, which finds infotainment and touchscreens have failed to keep pace with a trend toward fewer reported issues. +
The judge presiding over a $1.5 million lawsuit against a Massachusetts Nissan dealership approved Nissan Motor Acceptance’s request for daily sales reports. +
A new partnership combines QoreAI’s unified data layer with ID Privacy AI’s autonomous lead follow-up, service retention and recall outreach agents. +
Geely Holding-owned Polestar failed to secure an exemption to the Connected Vehicle Rule and may no longer sell new EVs in the United States. +
Amit Maheshwari, Max Steckler and Jason Barrie will serve as the AI-enabled dealership conversation platform’s executive leadership team. +
AutoNation has purchased the Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche dealerships in tony Fremont, Calif., from Fletcher Jones Automotive Group. +
Spyne and Cox Automotive have joined forces to automate CRM updates with real-time data generated by Vini AI’s sales and service calling, chat, scheduling and follow-up communication suite. +
The owner of World Class Motorcars blames AutoNation for the loss of a 2023 Continental Flying Spur that appears to have been stolen by fraudsters. +
Kevin Warsh joined a unanimous vote to hold the Federal Reserve’s target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75% and warned inflation could force an increase. +
A new ebook details Launch Labs research that finds traditional marketing and analytics tools fail to recognize up to 85% of dealer website visitors. +
