Lotlinx’s 2026 Inventory Health Survey finds ample room for improvement in the way franchised dealers identify and minimize “at-risk” units. +
FocalGraph Connect uses AI to help dealers identify more anonymous shoppers without replacing their customer data platforms, CRM or DMS. +
PCMI’s Branson Smith will present “AI in Claims: What’s Actually Working (and What’s Still Hype)” at the inaugural AI Dealer Agent Conference in September. +
Ikon Technologies’ Christopher Schouten says AI routing is helping dealers retain more service customers as the industry average for dropped calls stands at 13%. +
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. +
Fred Weick has been named CEO of Autonomy, a dealer-partnered, month-to-month EV subscription service, reporting to founder Scott Painter. +
Agents will meet and network with AI providers, experts and thought leaders in September at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Midtown Atlanta. +
A new integration with UVeye was designed to offer a more complete picture of vehicle health by bringing repair history and recall information directly into the service lane workflow. +
Porsche leads all factories in JD Power’s 2026 Initial Quality Study, which finds infotainment and touchscreens have failed to keep pace with a trend toward fewer reported issues. +
A new partnership combines QoreAI’s unified data layer with ID Privacy AI’s autonomous lead follow-up, service retention and recall outreach agents. +
