Lotlinx’s Q1 2026 Vincensus Report finds new vehicle sales are down and inventories are up — along with prices, which climbed by 2% year-over-year and 3% from the prior quarter. +
Big-ticket acquisitions helped Penske Automotive Group move ahead of former No. 2 AutoNation in Automotive News’s rankings of America’s biggest new car retailers. +
Wolters Kluwer’s latest Auto Finance Digital Transformation index finds U.S. econtracting volume declined by 1.5% from Q1 2025 but “significantly” outpaced new vehicle sales. +
Vehicle Management Systems has launched Virtual Fleet Manager, a fleet- and dealer-facing AI-first platform designed to provide an intelligent operating layer for connected vehicles and fleets. +
Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics report higher incomes, steady interest rates and increased incentives offset a near-$50,000 average transaction price in March. +
Cox Automotive analysts say higher prices and longer purchase cycles helped dealers secure service business from 80% of new car buyers last year. +
Sales of full-size SUVs and pickups — and a decreased appetite for small cars — pushed the average U.S. new vehicle transaction price to $49,275 in March. +
Factories sharing new vehicle sales reports with the Automotive News Data Center suffered a roughly 5% drop in total volume in the first quarter, driven in large part by a double-digit decline in March. +
The Swickard auto group will pay Alaska up to $1 million to settle charges of unfair and deceptive advertising practices and violations of state laws governing used car sales. +
Sony Honda Mobility has canceled two EVs that were set to be built in the U.S. and sold directly to consumers — a plan opposed by Honda dealers and trade groups — citing declining EV demand. +
