Cars.com and Salesforce are testing DealerCloud, the companies’ new customer relationship management system, at California’s Del Grande Dealer Group ahead of a wider release. +
Cox Automotive’s Accelerate My Deal platform now offers ID verification, document upload, esignatures and delivery scheduling to help dealers complete more deals online. +
Winter storms couldn’t stop U.S. Hyundai and Kia dealers from setting new January records in a month marked by appreciable gains driven by premium-division sales. +
Covideo has launched VIN Reels and AI Video Agent, two tools designed to allow dealership sales teams to easily create high-quality, AI-generated videos and share them with customers. +
Less than six months after a major rebrand and on the eve of the 2026 NADA Show, VMS has launched a new website built for dealers and their commercial sales clients. +
Cars.com’s AI-powered inventory video solution was designed to give dealers end-to-end insights on each customer’s journey from ad exposure to vehicle purchase. +
Lotlinx is set to launch Revive, a new solution designed to help dealership sales team nurture, identify and reengage “closed-lost” shoppers, at the upcoming 2026 NADA Show. +
Presidio Group and NCM Associates analysts say U.S. dealers enjoyed their first full-year net pretax profit gain since 2021 last year despite a 9.7% decline in the fourth quarter. +
Citing progress toward a deal, President Donald Trump has rescinded his threat to punish eight European nations with a 10% tariff for opposing his efforts to acquire Greenland. +
Dealerslink has launched its 2026 AI Suite, adding six new AI-powered tools dedicated to multiple facets of automotive sales and marketing, including inventory, pricing and vehicle description pages. +
