The Weekly

Gold Coast Cadillac finds success pairing old-school touchpoints with digital support

“If you think that engaging with customers is ever going to be trumped by digital, you're dead wrong,” said dealer partner William Camastro. (3 min. read)

EV market correction coming, but long-term demand remains intact — J.D. Power

“The transition to electrification is still very much a part of the industry’s future,” said Brent Gruber, executive director of electric vehicle practice at J.D. Power. (3 min. read)

Daily Dealer

Stellantis reports strong demand for Hemi-powered 2026 Ram 1500

The Hemi V8 has long been a major draw for Ram and other American brands under Stellantis. (2 min. read)

Jaguar Land Rover takes huge sales hit following cyberattack

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Market Pulse

How OEMs are adjusting their EV offerings—and what dealers are doing to keep up

Go deeper: 5 min. read

Ash Savage

How Rohrman Auto’s Jeremy Nowling is solving major data quality problems

"If a number is transposed in the cell phone number or physical address, now we have a bad address that we're mailing or calling to that consumer," Nowling explained. (4 min. read)

Trump administration explores plans to ease tariffs on U.S.-assembled vehicles

“The signal to the car companies around the world is look, you have final assembly in the U.S.: we're going to reward you," Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) told Reuters. (3 min. read)

Toyota, Mazda allegedly join forces to co-develop new hybrid sports car

Neither Toyota nor Mazda have confirmed or denied the reports, but a partnership would allow both automakers to shoulder development costs. (2 min. read)

Insights & Trends

Why auto lenders are trading their spreadsheets for real-time risk engines

This is the biggest change in how auto lenders manage risk in decades. (4 min. read)

Toyota Recalls 394,000 Tundras, Sequoias over glitchy screens

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

Jeep-maker Stellantis to invest $10 billion in U.S. expansion – report

CDG News alert (1 min. read)

The Weekly

McGovern pays $1.6M in auto tech bonuses, Wells Fargo tests 150% loan-to-value ratios, overlooked service drive KPIs

Plus, why the Hertz-Amazon partnership signals new wave of used car competition

4 October 2025

83% of dealers are failing to optimize their Google Business Profiles

The 2025 Google Business Profile Report: Auto Edition, conducted by SearchLab Digital, analyzed 2,260 dealership profiles across 20 major U.S. cities. (3 min. read)

3 October 2025

GM, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota ride EV credit wave to record U.S. sales in Q3

Hyundai posted its best Q3 ever at 239,069 (+13% YoY), with September EV sales soaring 153% YoY, led by the IONIQ 5. (3 min. read)

Ash Savage

3 October 2025

Michigan Gov. Whitmer on tariffs: ‘When we say no to Canada, we say yes to China’

The impacts of President Trump’s tariffs are causing tension across both sides of the border. (3 min. read)