Shine & Drive has partnered with LodeStar RE to add an industry-first contractual liability policy to its agent- and dealer-facing car wash program. +
Citing survey data and a host of new capabilities, CDK’s Natalia Mischenko says AI can permanently change the calculus of sales and service retention. +
Users of Launcher’s appTRAKER loan origination system will have Zest AI’s credit and fraud risk models incorporated into existing underwriting workflows. +
CallSource Automotive has launched Zylo, a concierge built upon Spyne’s Vini AI platform and designed to work in concert with human service advisors. +
Automotive News’s July sales report finds limited inventories have “hamstrung” U.S. Toyota dealers while competitors get a boost from strong hybrid demand. +
MyKaarma’s Ujj Nath offers dealer-tested advice for thinking outside the service bay to perform maintenance and repairs where your customers live and work. +
Edmunds reports nearly 69% of trade-ins come with an average of more than $13,000 in positive equity despite easing inventory constraints. +
Wolters Kluwer’s latest Digital Transformation Index report finds econtracting gaining popularity throughout the auto finance ecosystem. +
Atlanta will become Group 1 Automotive’s second-largest market with the billion-dollar purchase of Hennessy’s Automobile Companies’ 10 dealerships. +
Three Federal Reserve governors voted to lower interest rates despite persistently elevated inflation in Kevin Warsh’s second meeting as chairman. +
