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DDCE2025 is Now Accepting Speaker Proposals
Call for proposals for the upcoming Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (October 14-15, 2025, Las Vegas) are now open! The deadline to submit a proposal #DDCE2025 is April 1, 2025. Accepted speakers will be notified on April 21, 2025. Please follow this link to...
Presidio Survey: Nearly Two Thirds of Dealerships Expect Higher Profitability in 2025
The term “new normalization” has been used to describe the current environment for auto deanships after the drop-off from pandemic profit highs. But what does that normal look like in 2025? According to The Presidio Year-End 2024 Dealer Direction Survey, respondents...
Why You Must Scrutinize Vendors’ Cyber Security
Poor vetting of cyber security measures taken regarding the vendors you do business with is a dangerously weak link in auto dealership data security. Hackers don’t just directly target dealerships. They compromise third-party data and digital providers the dealership...
Reynolds and Reynolds Partners With Sunbit to Enhance Service Financing Efficiency
Sunbit, the company building financial technology for real life, announces an integration partnership with the Reynolds and Reynolds Company, the leading provider of automotive dealership software, documents, and professional services. The integration, which is set to...
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 on his country’s goods...
2025 Auto Retail Outlook: Machine Learning Meets Inventory Intelligence
As we step into 2025, the automotive retail industry is ready to take its next step in modernizing its operations, where artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are poised to reimagine dealership operations. The focus is shifting from customer-facing AI...
Updation.ai Unveils First-Ever AI-Powered Vendor Contract Management Platform for Auto Dealers
Updation.ai, specialists in vendor and contract management lifecycle for automotive, truck, RV and powersports dealers, announced CASH (Contract, Accountability, Savings Hub), its next-generation AI-powered platform designed to help dealerships manage vendor...
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 dedicated to realizing the...
Your EV Sales are Slowing: 3 Ways to Lead the Charge
The future of electric vehicles (EVs) is now. With EVs redefining the automotive market, dealerships find themselves at the epicenter of this industry-wide transformation. From adapting sales strategies to modernizing insurance and financing workflows, dealerships...
eLEND Identity Solutions Block $1 Billion in Potential Vehicle Purchase Fraud in 2024
eLEND Solutions announced at the 2025 NADA Show that it has blocked over one billion dollars in potential vehicle purchase fraud in 2024 through its Identity Solutions, representing over 30,000 red-flagged driver license scans. With identity fraud accelerating at an...
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 Brothers Automotive...
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 Automotive forecasts...
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