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. +

Automotive News reports sales of new Hondas improved on a year-over-year basis in April, offering a bright spot in a report dimmed by growing affordability concerns. +

Wolters Kluwer’s latest Auto Finance Digital Transformation index finds U.S. econtracting volume declined by 1.5% from Q1 2025 but “significantly” outpaced new vehicle sales. +

Attorneys representing Tesla in North Dakota, where the EV manufacturer hopes to sell vehicles directly to consumers, have asked a state court to declare it is not, in fact, a manufacturer. +

Factories sharing new vehicle sales reports with the Automotive News Data Center suffered a roughly 5% drop in total volume in the first quarter, driven in large part by a double-digit decline in March. +

Sony Honda Mobility has canceled two EVs that were set to be built in the U.S. and sold directly to consumers — a plan opposed by Honda dealers and trade groups — citing declining EV demand. +

Kelley Blue Book’s Erin Keating sees rising ATPs as “more like normalization than a new pricing problem” as MSRPs — and incentive spending — ticked upward in February. +

Volvo dealers sold 41.7% fewer new units on a year-over-year basis last month, contributing to a nearly 4% overall decline offset by increased sales for Hyundai, Toyota and Honda. +

Clyde Owen brings a diverse educational and executive background to his new role as CEO of PCMI, where he relies on an execution-focused approach to meet the growing and varied demands of their customers. +

The latest Digital Transformation Index shows a 4.6% decline in econtracting volume from the third quarter to the fourth but a 3.2% increase over the course of 2025. +