Market Pulse

Fatal accident triggers Palisade recall, creating a challenge for dealers

The recall and stop sale create an immediate sales and customer-service challenge around one of Hyundai’s key SUVs. (3 min. read)

23 March 2026

Stellantis opens Tesla charging network to BEV owners in push to ease range anxiety

The automaker announced last week that Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, and Maserati BEV customers can now access Tesla V3 and V4 Superchargers. (3 min. read)

23 March 2026

The Weekly

Auto industry responds to FTC, How one group is tripling service lane sales, Toyota and Lexus top resale value rankings

Plus, a look at Bob Rohrman Toyota's $50 oil change strategy

21 March 2026

Carlock Automotive enters Indiana

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Gilchrist Automotive acquires Chevrolet dealership in Houston

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Dealer Strategies

Fleet facility opens up more lanes for retail, commercial customers

The 30-bay shop is dedicated to fleet and commercial service only. (2 min. read)

As brand loyalty slips, dealers gain new opportunities to win switching buyers

S&P Global data points to a bigger near-term opportunity in winning shoppers from competing brands, not just retaining existing customers. (4 min. read)

Toyota, Lexus top resale value rankings again in 2026 KBB awards

Toyota led eight of 16 mainstream categories, while Lexus topped three of eight luxury segments, including subcompact, compact, and midsize SUVs. (3 min. read)

Hello Auto Group divests 2 Calif. dealerships in separate transactions

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Podcast Recaps

"People are the asset!" – How no layoffs and radical retention built a 37-store empire in the south

Featuring Michael Joe Cannon, Owner of Cannon Motors of Mississippi

The Breakdown

3 reasons Hyundai and Kia are poised to win the used-car market

Go deeper: 5 min. read

Julie Walker, +1

LAPIS Automotive triples its portfolio size with four-store acquisition in Calif.

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Dealer Strategies

Granbury Kia GM on conveying luxury at a mass-market store

“I believe if people treat people like a million dollars, they'll spend a million dollars,” said James Seale, Managing Partner and GM of Granbury Kia. (4 min. read)

Ash Savage

Proposed EV fee signals growing headwinds for dealers amid policy shifts

Dealers are facing a U.S. policy environment that continues to double down on gas-powered cars over EVs, adding pressure to a segment already strained. (3 min. read)