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. +
Car Wars has integrated its AI-powered Cari Scheduler with UpdatePromise’s service scheduling and communications platform for franchised dealerships. +
Impel announced an industry-first pairing of AI-generated videos with AI sales agents, delivering introductions and ongoing conversations at any hour. +
The cost of losing a single service customer or RO continues to rise. NSD’s Anthony Giagnacovo explains how an “ecosystem” mindset reliably drives retention. +
Dealers improved F&I profit per vehicle, products per deal and income in the first quarter despite a seasonal slowdown in deal counts and front-end gross. +
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. +
An Urban Science/Harris Poll survey finds 74% of U.S. auto dealers are unsatisfied with their ability to track sales leads but only 14% believe AI tools can help. +
Dealer agents who wish to serve as their own product administrator have a new self-evaluation tool with the release of Administration Management Systems' BeYourOwnTPA.com. +
