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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
Jan 31, 2025

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 manag
Jan 31, 2025

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 dedic
Jan 31, 2025

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 workflow
Jan 30, 2025

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 a
Jan 30, 2025

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 B
Jan 30, 2025

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