Conversica has launched Ignite, an AI-native platform built to unify valuable customer, vehicle, sales, service and conversation data from existing dealer systems. +
The latest quarterly VIN-based inventory report from Lotlinx finds rebounding sales driven by new launches but offset by persistently aged inventory. +
Analysts say dealers can gain a competitive advantage by connecting AI-powered tools to customer, inventory, pricing and service data. +
A new survey finds AI tools are becoming a meaningful part of the car-buying journey, particularly for younger and EV-oriented consumers. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ latest survey of OEM executives finds 59% see AI as a meaningful driver of current profitability and future earnings growth. +
Lotlinx’s 2026 Inventory Health Survey finds ample room for improvement in the way franchised dealers identify and minimize “at-risk” units. +
In a reversal of a reversal, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved a rebate for first-time ZEV buyers to offset the loss of a federal tax credit. +
The National Automobile Dealers Association has opened the Summer 2026 edition of its semi-annual Dealer Attitude Survey, a “report card” that informs high-level discussions with factory executives. +
Tesla is on track to end a two-year streak of declining sales after reporting the delivery of 480,126 new units worldwide in the second quarter. +
The judge presiding over a $1.5 million lawsuit against a Massachusetts Nissan dealership approved Nissan Motor Acceptance’s request for daily sales reports. +
