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EV Owner Satisfaction Improves But Uncertainties Create Challenges

After a decline in overall satisfaction in 2024, owners of both premium and mass market battery electric vehicles (EVs) are expressing a change of sentiment this year, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership
Mar 17, 2025

Auto Dealers Expanding Mobile Service in 2025: Curbee

Looking to meet consumers’ expectations for convenience and improve dealership profits, U.S. auto dealers are primed to add mobile service in a big way in 2025, according to Curbee officials. Mobile service boosts customer loyalty to a dealership�
Mar 14, 2025

Cox Dealer Sentiment Index Improved, But Warning Signs Remain

While the first Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI) of 2025 showed a slight improvement in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the survey was conducted before President Donald Trump’s tariff plan was announced. The U
Mar 13, 2025

Auto Industry Improves Response to Website Customers

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
Mar 11, 2025

More Rooftops Across the U.S. in 2024: Urban Science

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
Mar 10, 2025

Carvana, AutoNation USA, Dave Cantin Group, California New Car Dealers Association: Dealership Deals

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
Mar 6, 2025

UPDATED: President Trump Exempts Tariffs on Autos for One Month

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
Mar 5, 2025

Critical Gaps Leaving Automotive Vulnerable to Surging Cyber Threats: Upstream Report

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 &
Mar 4, 2025

February New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Rise After Slow 2025 Start

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
Mar 3, 2025