Healthy March and April sales improved many dealers’ moods, but Cox Automotive’s Q2 survey finds growing anxiety over factors beyond their control. +
Impel announced an industry-first pairing of AI-generated videos with AI sales agents, delivering introductions and ongoing conversations at any hour. +
Point Predictive has integrated with Stellantis MarketCenter, offering franchised dealers access to BorrowerCheck and Driver’s License Scan. +
An Urban Science/Harris Poll survey finds 74% of U.S. auto dealers are unsatisfied with their ability to track sales leads but only 14% believe AI tools can help. +
Kelley Blue Book reports trucks and SUVs are largely to blame for April’s average new-vehicle transaction price of $49,461, a 1.8% year-over-year increase. +
Vehicle history reports for pre-owned vehicles that were sold and solely serviced by the same dealership will now carry a “Carfax Homegrown” badge. +
Reuters reports U.S. sales of new hybrid vehicles have increased along with fuel prices since the start of the U.S.- and Israel-led war with Iran in late February. +
Feldman Automotive Group has acquired Northern Ohio’s Firelands Auto Group, adding its first Honda and Toyota franchises and growing its footprint to 25 dealerships in four states. +
TransUnion’s latest report finds the superprime and subprime credit tiers are growing, thinning the “middle” tiers while pressure rises for nonprime borrowers. +
Lotlinx’s Q1 2026 Vincensus Report finds new vehicle sales are down and inventories are up — along with prices, which climbed by 2% year-over-year and 3% from the prior quarter. +
