Citing progress toward a deal, President Donald Trump has rescinded his threat to punish eight European nations with a 10% tariff for opposing his efforts to acquire Greenland. +
BizzyCar has expanded beyond recall-driven campaigns with Service Engine, a new AI platform designed to autonomously find, engage, schedule and follow up with customers. +
Nobilis Group announced the promotions of Stan Starnes to president and Jeff Beaver to CAO and the addition of Rushi Modha, the former Smart AutoCare president, as COO. +
Dealerslink has launched its 2026 AI Suite, adding six new AI-powered tools dedicated to multiple facets of automotive sales and marketing, including inventory, pricing and vehicle description pages. +
President Donald Trump will levy 10% tariffs on imported vehicles and other goods from eight European nations opposed to his efforts to acquire Greenland. +
ActivEngage has added a suite of AI tools designed to increase the quantity and quality of inbound and outbound engagements and relay each customer’s intent. +
A Dealer Savvy review of 100 U.S. dealership websites finds 84 are effectively invisible to ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools consumers use to research and select vehicles. +
AutoPayPlus has launched RePayPlus, offering a reinsured version of its biweekly payment program that features a “powerful” customer retention facet. +
Edmunds analysts say the average negative equity balance on dealership trade-ins rose to $7,214 in the fourth quarter, reflecting pandemic-era originations and prolonging a four-year trend. +
StoneEagle will debut Flex Story, a new repair story experience for its Pencilwrench fixed ops documentation solution, at next month’s NADA Show 2026. +
