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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

Cerence AI Signs Long-Term, Strategic Partnership to Build Luxury Automaker’s Next-Gen In-Car Experience

Cerence Inc., a global industry leader in AI for transportation, recently announced a multi-year agreement with JLR to develop the luxury automotive’s next-generation in-car experience. The companies will partner to leverage Cerence’s AI-enabled
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

Road to EV Adoption: Why Timing Is Everything

As the saying goes, timing is everything. Those expecting U.S. electric vehicle adoption rates to accelerate as quickly as Europe’s underestimated this universal truth. To be fair, the 8.9 percent EV share of overall auto industry sales during Q3 2
Jan 28, 2025

Acquisitions, New Customers, and High Retention Rates: Reynolds and Reynolds Celebrates 2024 as a Big Year for Dealer Success

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company is pleased to welcome 2025 with a look back at the previous year and the accomplishments that allowed its customers to grow and be more profitable. “Every day we get out of bed with the goal of helping our customer
Jan 28, 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

Best Practices to Ensure Retailers Are Securing Digital Deal Jackets

In today’s digital age, the automotive industry has embraced many technological advancements to streamline operations and enhance customer experiences. Among these, the digitalization of Deal Jackets—the comprehensive records that encapsulate eve
Jan 27, 2025

Gentex Unites the Connected Car and the Smart Home with the Next Generation of HomeLink

Gentex Corporation unveiled the newest version of its HomeLink car-to-home automation system at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The latest HomeLink will be compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, operate a broad range of smart home products from leadi
Jan 27, 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