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. +
Back at the helm of TrueCar after a 10-year absence, Scott Painter says he is leading the company in a new direction and challenges dealers to consider the car buying process from Captain Kirk’s perspective. +
Analysts say fewer than half of U.S. dealers are optimistic about the auto retail market in Cox Automotive’s latest Dealer Sentiment Index report, but expectations for the spring are notably higher. +
Experian reports subprime borrowers accounted for 15.3% of U.S. auto finance originations in the fourth quarter, claiming their largest share of the market since 2021. +
The owners of Eastern Iowa’s Sky Auto Mall are accused of double flooring in a lawsuit that seeks $12.3 million in compensatory damages and the seizure of financed units. +
CarMax has agreed to pay $420,000 in damages and a civil penalty of $79,380 after repossessing vehicles owned by at least 28 U.S. servicemembers without court orders. +
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. +
Fullpath reports total traffic to dealer websites from AI platforms increased by more than 15 times on a year-over-year basis in January, reflecting a rare combination of trends. +
Reynolds and Reynolds has partnered with Intermedia to add real-time phone call activity to its proprietary unified data layer, enhancing a number of AI-powered tools. +
Upstream’s latest auto industry cybersecurity report finds ransom-related attacks accounted for 44% of publicly reported incidents in 2025, double the previous year’s rate. +
