KCCI reports one of the five Des Moines-area dealerships operated by Karl Auto Group was struck by a cyberattack that is being investigated by the FBI. +
A New York City agency announced that Honda of the Bronx has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging more than 350 violations of consumer protection laws. +
A Carleton survey of consumer finance executives finds 87% are in the process of modernizing aging legacy systems and only 8.7% have finished. +
The owners of Stephen Cadillac GMC and Stephen Toyota must pay Toyota Motor Credit $5 million or face the seizure of their land and dealerships. +
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing federal regulatory oversight of advanced AI, establishing a 30-day government review period for “frontier” models. +
President Donald Trump called off an executive order establishing constraints on AI hours before a signing ceremony, fearing it would affect America’s competitive advantage. +
Point Predictive has integrated with Stellantis MarketCenter, offering franchised dealers access to BorrowerCheck and Driver’s License Scan. +
S&P Global Mobility will offer its FeeSync platform to all U.S. dealers for no charge, providing a single, secure interface for fee structure changes. +
U.S. Ford and Lincoln dealers now have access to SelectFI’s predictive lending technology via The Shop by FordDirect, a marketplace for dealer-facing, factory-vetted tools and services. +
NCC has launched Credit Abuse Risk, an Equifax-powered feature designed to assess intent to pay and identify default risk when the customer’s credit is pulled. +
