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TSD Mobility Teams Up with Uber for Business to Bring On-Demand Rides Directly Into the Dealership Workflow
NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts – January 29, 2026 – TSD Mobility and Uber for Business, Uber’s enterprise arm, today announced a strategic collaboration that enables dealerships to request Uber rides directly from within the TSD platform—giving service teams a flexible,...
Toyota of Lincoln Park Sold to Murgado Automotive Group
Haig Partners Serves as the Exclusive Advisor to AutoCanada’s Leader Automotive Group on the Sale of Toyota of Lincoln Park
Numa Unveils LiveCSI, Looking to Shift CSI from Lagging Score to Live Signal
Numa, an AI platform specializing in dealership customer operations, has announced the launch of LiveCSI, a real-time, AI-powered customer satisfaction dashboard designed to fundamentally change how the automotive industry measures performance. The new platform moves...
Dealers Risk Copyright Claims When AI Replaces Missing Car Images
New research shows widespread image shortages and growing copyright exposure across US auto retail
KPA Returns to Automotive Roots with Strategic Realignment
KPA, a long-standing provider in risk management and compliance software, has announced a significant strategic shift, returning to its roots as a dedicated automotive-focused organization. The move marks a "doubling down" on the sector that built the company’s...
Power Chevrolet/GMC and Power Ford Sold to Bay Area Auto Group
Pinnacle Mergers & Acquisitions Facilitates Sale of Power Chevrolet/GMC and Power Ford in Newport, Oregon
Dealers Brace for a “Tariff Whiplash” Era in 2026
Tariffs hammered the auto retail industry in 2025. In the US, the effective tariff rate reached more than 15% by year's end, and trade directives continued to shift without much warning. Nothing currently suggests that the pace is even close to slowing down. Now, as...
Trump Threatens to Increase South Korean Auto Tariffs to 25%: Tariff Tracker
President Donald Trump's 25% tariff on all cars imported to the United States has sent ripples through the global automotive industry. Officially implemented on April 3, this policy is already reshaping manufacturing decisions and trade strategies. Everything seems to...
UVeye to Support Subaru Retailers with Automatic Vehicle Inspection Technology
More than 600 Subaru retailers across the U.S. will be eligible for UVeye’s new program, offering access to AI-driven inspections, integrations, and training resources
2026: The Year of Dealership Security Modernization
The auto dealer industry enters 2026 with strong sales tailwinds, but also with a more sophisticated threat landscape. After a year of economic uncertainty and rising new car prices, which reached an average all-time high of $50,000 in September, three physical...
Automotive Retail is Reaching a Tipping Point: 57% of Dealership Staff Now Using AI
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into automotive retail has moved rapidly from experimental to daily operational necessity. According to the State of AI in Automotive Retail Q1 2026 report released by Reynolds and Reynolds, the industry is using these...
Cox Automotive’s Dealertrack Looks to Redefine Auto Finance with New Suite of Tools
In an industry increasingly defined by a need for both speed and security, Dealertrack, a Cox Automotive brand, has unveiled a significant expansion of its digital finance capabilities. The company is introducing a suite of new APIs, product enhancements, and...
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