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Explaining President Trump’s Tariffs Effect on the U.S. Auto Industry

Editor Update: The Trump Administration agreed to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after DigitalDealer.com’s original story was published on Feb. 3. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late on Monday afternoon that U.S. tariffs o
Feb 3, 2025

UVeye Secures $191 Million in Funding

UVeye has partnered Toyota with a fund backed by in its latest round of fundraising, announcing an infusion of $191 million to bring total capital raised to date to $380.5 million. The round was led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund dedic
Jan 31, 2025

Carlock Automotive, Cannon Motors, Warren Henry Auto Group: Dealership Deals

Bohn Brothers Automotive Group Sells Toyota of Slidell to Carlock Automotive   New Orleans-based Bohn Brothers Automotive Group sold its Toyota of Slidell dealership to Tennessee-based Carlock Automotive, the final of four dealerships in the Bohn B
Jan 30, 2025

January New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Outperform the Start to Last Year

Compared to a year ago, Cox Automotive is forecasting an improved start for new vehicle sales in 2025. Historically a low-volume month, January volume is projected to reach 1.125 million a 5.2 percent increase compared to January 2024. Cox Automotiv
Jan 29, 2025

Federal Court Sides with Dealers Against CARS Rules

A federal court ruled against a federal agency’s rules to ban bait-and-switch tactics and prohibit auto dealers charging for add-on costs that do not benefit new car buyers. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, sided with National A
Jan 29, 2025

Digital Tools Improved New-Car Buyers Process in 2024

New-vehicle buyers reported a record 75 percent satisfaction rate with the overall shopping experience, the highest ever record in the 15 year history of Cox Automotive’s 2024 Car Buyer Journey (CBJ) Study. According to analysis, the surge is attri
Jan 28, 2025

U.S. Has Reached Peak Truck: Dave Cantin Group’s 2025 Market Outlook Report

The U.S. auto industry has reached peak truck, electric vehicles are here to stay, Korean brands are outpacing competitors, and technology is reigniting customer excitement and dealer profitability. Those are some of the forecasts from the latest Dav
Jan 27, 2025

NADA 2025:  automotiveMastermind introduces new generative AI talk tracks for dealerships

automotiveMastermind, has launched new enhancements around Actionable Intelligence with Mastermind CoPilot, a generative AI-enabled sales talk track generator built on Mastermind’s extensive data and predictive analytics. Mastermind CoPilot pro
Jan 26, 2025

NADA 2025: RecovR, KEYper Systems Team Up to Modernize Dealership Key Management

Kudelski IoT and KEYper Systems recently announced a strategic collaboration to transform key management for car dealerships. The partnership brings together the secure key storage and checkout solutions of KEYper Systems with the advanced, real-time
Jan 26, 2025