BMW, Ford and Stellantis have recalled a total of nearly 500,000 U.S.-sold units over the past two weeks, including 200,000 BMWs that may be susceptible to engine fires and must be parked outdoors. +
Automotive News reports Ford and General Motors have been working with dealers to secure an unknown number of $7,500 federal tax credits for EV shoppers before they expire. +
Hyundai and Genesis dealers set new one-month records in August, a month that saw double-digit year-over-year gains for some factories and single-digit losses for others. +
A unanimous state supreme court decision finds NJ CAR lacks standing to sue Ford Motor Co. for alleged violations of New Jersey franchise laws relating to the Lincoln Commitment program. +
Ford and Lincoln dealers using the factory’s FordDirect customer engagement platform now have a new employee in “Jerry,” Podium’s AI-powered, inbound lead-handling virtual sales assistant. +
Each of the six manufacturers reporting monthly U.S. sales to the Automotive News Data Center says volumes were up on a year-over-year basis in July, led by a 19.9% increase for Toyota. +
Tariffs on vehicles imported from Japan are now set at 15% as a part of an agreement that AAPC chief Matt Blunt calls a “bad deal” for U.S. factories that build vehicles in Canada and Mexico. +
Coughlin Automotive has acquired Bob Chapman Ford of Marysville, Ohio, from fourth-generation owner Joe Chapman, adding the state’s first Ford dealership to its growing network. +
Ford has dropped its national “From America, For America” employee discount campaign in favor of a new incentive: zero percent financing for 48 months with zero down and zero due for 90 days. +
Authorities have arrested and plan to charge a Texas man with stealing a Mustang at gunpoint while on a test drive, reportedly after leaving his driver’s license behind. +
