Pied Piper’s 2025 PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Auto Industry Study, which measured responsiveness to internet sales leads coming through dealership websites, found the overall auto industry average performance increased three points to 6

The business of dealerships continue on a upward pass last year. Urban Science’s 2024 Automotive Franchise Activity Report (FAR) found dealership grew by 27 to 18,374 in the U.S. compared to the end of 2023. Looking deeper into the numbers shows

Carvana Acquires Arizona Dealership Carvana has acquired a franchised dealership in Arizona, a major shift for the online retailer known for selling only used cars. Carvana completed the purchase of Jerry Seiner Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Casa Gran

Update March 5, 2:30 p.m.: The White House officials announced a one-month tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump imposed them a day earlier. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed leaders from General Motors, Ford and Stel

A report from a leading cybersecurity leader reveals that 60 percent of cyber incidents could affect thousands to millions of connected vehicles, with massive-scale attacks more than tripling. Upstream Security recently released the 2025 Automotive &

As the auto industry gears up for President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico to go into effect March 4, news of an unexpected February sales gave a boost to dealerships across the U.S. Cox Automotive is forecasting a modest rebound when

Auto dealerships are approaching a new normal likely to be characterized by higher overall profitability with a store’s brand and geography as differentiating factors, according to full-year 2024 data from the Presidio-NCM Average Dealership Perfor

Van Horn Automobile Group Sells Two New Iowa Dealerships Van Horn Automobile Group has sold Van Horn Ford and Van Horn Chevrolet in Newhall, IA. The stores will be renamed Sky Ford and Sky Chevrolet. Jeff Niesen, president of the Wisconsin-based

Tekion recently announced two key agreements as it looks to grow its foothold at dealerships in the U.S. Offering a cloud-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, it recently announced a new partnership with Ken Garff Automoti