Experian analysts say sales of full-size trucks, vans and sports cars pushed $1,000 monthly payments to nearly 19% of all auto loans in the first quarter. +
Healthy March and April sales improved many dealers’ moods, but Cox Automotive’s Q2 survey finds growing anxiety over factors beyond their control. +
The Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index increased from 35.1 in March to 35.2 in April after five months of incremental improvement. +
700Credit’s credit reports, soft pull prequalification capabilities and compliance tools are now available via Verifacto’s AI-powered deal management platform. +
President Donald Trump called off an executive order establishing constraints on AI hours before a signing ceremony, fearing it would affect America’s competitive advantage. +
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. +
The cost of losing a single service customer or RO continues to rise. NSD’s Anthony Giagnacovo explains how an “ecosystem” mindset reliably drives retention. +
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. +
Point Predictive has integrated with Stellantis MarketCenter, offering franchised dealers access to BorrowerCheck and Driver’s License Scan. +
