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During the car-buying journey, the test drive is a pivotal moment when customers transition from merely considering a vehicle to envisioning it as their own and an essential part of their daily lives. Research shows that 79 percent of people wouldn�

Call for proposals for the upcoming Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (October 14-15, 2025, Las Vegas) are now open! The new deadline to submit a proposal #DDCE2025 is April 11, 2025. Accepted speakers will be notified on May 2, 2025. Please foll

A new plant in Louisiana is the centerpiece of Hyundai’s $21 billion investment over the next three years in the U.S. that President Donald Trump promoted as a result of the effectiveness of his tariff economic policy. Hyundai officials made the an

I’ve worked with my fair share of dealerships over the years, and I’ve seen firsthand how fragmented technology, shifting consumer behavior, and rising costs can slow even the best teams down. Every dealer I speak with wants to improve the custom

NVIDIA continues to make inroads in the automotive industry, announcing collaborations with one of Detroit’s Big 3 and a leader in the Canadian auto market. General Motors and NVIDIA will work together to build custom artificial intelligent (AI) sy

Dealerships have long prioritized volume as the key to profitability. However, a shift in strategy is emerging—one that challenges the traditional high-volume approach in favor of acquiring fewer vehicles at better prices, selling at stronger margi

The auto dealership buy/sell market has another record breaking year in 2024, rising 10 percent from the year before according to the recently released 2024 Annual Blue Sky Report by Kerrigan Advisors. For the year, 697 franchises were sold, the high

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) arrested three individual responsible for the destruction of Tesla properties March 20, actions the Trump Administration has labeled as “domestic terrorism” with an investigation opened by the federal government

As regulatory frameworks such as the EU’s Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) near enforcement, automotive OEMs increasingly integrate in-cabin sensing technologies with software-defined vehicle architectures. This shift, evident at CES