The U.S. Senate approved a measure that revokes an EPA waiver that would have allowed a group of states, led by California, to ban the sale of light duty gas vehicles and gas/electric hybrids. +
Toyota will alert more than 400,000 owners of the 2022-’25 Tundra pickup that a manufacturing defect could cause their reverse lights to fail. Notices are expected to mail in July. +
The California New Car Dealers Association has officially demanded that Honda and its Sony Honda Mobility division stop collecting deposits for the Afeela 1 EV from California residents. +
EVAI founder Ian Gardner says a new survey proves an opportunity exists for dealers willing to leverage data and technology to stay ahead of rapidly evolving fleet service trends. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ latest Blue Sky Report finds single point dealerships represented 79% of buy/sells in the first quarter, up from 68% in 2023, but total transactions fell by 14%. +
Spectrum Automotive Holdings has established May 19 as National Automotive Dealer Day and Oct. 1 as National Automotive Industry Day via the National Days Archive. +
Lotlinx’s Len Short digs beneath the headlines to review a litany of first quarter auto retail and finance reports and distill them into four key points in his latest contribution to DealerELITE. +
U.S. and Chinese officials announced a 90-day pause on steep tariffs imposed upon each other’s exports, including vehicles and parts, in a sudden de-escalation that could lead to a long-term agreement. +
Carvana increased sales by 46% year-over-year in the first quarter, moving 133,898 units and generating $4.2 billion in revenue, both all-time quarterly records, following a similarly positive Q4 report. +
The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to a new trade deal that will lower U.S. import taxes on up to 100,000 U.K.-built vehicles per year from 25% to 10%. +
