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AI AI efficiency Auto Dealership AI Ken Garff Automotive Group Mattias Kellquist Meta Automotive Inventory Ads Phyron press release

US Car Dealers Move Past AI Hype as Targeted Deployments Deliver Real ROI

Evidence mounts that AI is already cutting costs and improving efficiency in certain areas

Press Releases January 21
Alan Haig Dealership Buy Sell Del Montell Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Haig Partners press release Santa Monica BMW

Santa Monica BMW Sold to Fletcher Jones Automotive Group

Haig Partners Serves as Exclusive Advisor on the Sale of Santa Monica BMW - Located in One of…

Press Releases January 20
2026 AI Trends 2026 Dealer Trends AI AI-driven operations AI-driven Trends Sanjay Varnwal Spyne

Outlook 2026: AI Becomes the Dealership’s Operating System

2026 won’t be won by dealerships that “try AI.” It will be won by dealerships that re-platform how…

Leadership January 20
AI-Powered Auto Lending Auto Finance Auto Lending data protection laws Executive Order Informed.IQ President Donald Trump regulatory complexity Tom Oscherwitz

The Peril of Preemption – A Gamble for Auto Finance

President Trump’s recent Executive Order (EO) on “Ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence,” should have auto…

Sales and Finance January 19
2025 Cox Automotive Car Buyer Journey Study affordability AI AI Car Buying Journey Car Buyer Journey Car Buyer Journey (CBJ) Study Consumer study Cox Automotive Lori Wittman Tariffs

Efficiency, Digital Tools, and AI Drive Car Buyer Satisfaction to Record Highs, Cox Automotive Study Finds

Despite persistent affordability concerns and external pressures like tariffs, overall satisfaction with the car buying process has reached…

Dealer News January 19
dealership succession Family Business Succession Family succession planning Kendall Rawls Operational Clarity Operational Readiness Rawls Succession Planners The Rawls Group

The Hidden Readiness Risks Inside Many Dealerships

Most dealerships look stable until they are tested. A leadership change, a key executive departure, a family decision,…

Leadership January 16
Automotive Collaboration Automotive Vendors Brent Williams Charisma! Communications Dave Spannhake David Kain V20 Marketplace Vendor 20 Group Vendors

Vendor 20 Group Officially Launches to Help Foster Automotive Collaboration

After nearly two years growth behind the scenes, the Vendor 20 Group (V20) is making its official industry…

Dealer News January 16
Alex Gillett Artem Boguslavskiy Berlin City Chevrolet GMC Berlin City Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Berlin City Honda Berlin City Nissan Berlin City Toyota Dealership Buy Sell Pinnacle Mergers & Acquisitions press release

Six Berlin City Dealerships Sold to Automotive Entrepreneur Artem Boguslavskiy

Pinnacle Mergers & Acquisitions Advises on the Sale of Berlin City Dealerships in New Hampshire

Press Releases January 16
Capital Investment H.I.G. Growth Partners myKaarma press release Ujj Nath Warburg Pincus

myKaarma Accelerates AI-Enabled Service Lane Solutions with Warburg Pincus Investment

Long Beach, CA – January 14, 2026 – myKaarma, a leading provider of end-to-end service lane solutions for automotive…

Press Releases January 15