Vehicle history reports for pre-owned vehicles that were sold and solely serviced by the same dealership will now carry a “Carfax Homegrown” badge. +
Robert Steenbergh of AutoPayPlus says agents are leading the charge to make payment programs a core offering that can boost F&I revenue and reinsurance earnings. +
Reuters reports U.S. sales of new hybrid vehicles have increased along with fuel prices since the start of the U.S.- and Israel-led war with Iran in late February. +
CARS Protection Plus has integrated with Circuitry.ai’s AI-powered Warranty Decision Intelligence Platform in pursuit of faster and more consistent claims handling. +
TransUnion’s latest report finds the superprime and subprime credit tiers are growing, thinning the “middle” tiers while pressure rises for nonprime borrowers. +
Automotive News reports sales of new Hondas improved on a year-over-year basis in April, offering a bright spot in a report dimmed by growing affordability concerns. +
Polly’s latest quarterly report finds dealers who sell insurance policies to car buyers are adding an average of $564 in F&I gross profit per deal, a 35% increase. +
DART Warranty Group has launched a new, AI-enabled warranty management platform designed to modernize and transform administration, agreements and claims processing. +
Lotlinx’s Q1 2026 Vincensus Report finds new vehicle sales are down and inventories are up — along with prices, which climbed by 2% year-over-year and 3% from the prior quarter. +
The Federal Reserve board of governors voted 8-4 in favor of holding its target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75%, where it has stood since December, in what was likely its last meeting led by chairman Jerome Powell. +
