Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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Black Book’s refreshed forecast for annual depreciation & residual values
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 12:17 PM
PODCAST: Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 09:54 AM
Dealer news: NADA teams with Vehicles for Change; Sonic on most trusted list; Holman opens new 'Precision in Paradise'
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 09:03 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
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Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
When it comes to capturing customer engagement, video is king. But the busy world of a car dealership isn’t necessarily the best environment for consistently creating effective video content. “Video sells. We’ve known that for years,” said Paul Hepp, director ... Read More
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew ... Listen Here
Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Math on Fast-Turn & What the Top 10% of Independent Dealers Are Doing Differently
Most independent dealers are working harder than ever — and still watching inventory sit. The difference between the stores that are winning right now and the ones that are grinding isn’t budget, market size, or luck. It’s discipline. The top-performing ... Listen Here
Retail
PODCAST: Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the SYCN Auto Logistics Live Stage during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander, Michael Kraut, vice ... [Read More]
Dealer news: NADA teams with Vehicles for Change; Sonic on most trusted list; Holman opens new ‘Precision in Paradise’
The National Automobile Dealers Association is looking to give dealers another opportunity to help those in need. NADA said it will announce a national partnership Vehicles for Change on Wednesday to expand dealer participation in the nonprofit organization’s low-income car ... [Read More]
Wholesale
PODCAST: Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and TraXtion president ... [Read More]
Commercial & dealer sales soar at OPENLANE in Q1
Along with the company reporting double-digit-percentage gains in overall revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA, OPENLANE’s marketplace unit sold 19% more vehicles in the first quarter than it did a year ago, with both dealer and consignor sales thriving. OPENLANE ... [Read More]
Technology
Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
When it comes to capturing customer engagement, video is king. But the busy world of a car dealership isn’t necessarily the best environment for consistently creating effective video content. “Video sells. We’ve known that for years,” said Paul Hepp, director ... [Read More]
Bojangles launches EV charging initiative to create a ‘charge-and-dine’ experience
Bojangles, the fast-food fried chicken chain, has launched its first electric vehicle charging station at its location in Savannah, Ga., an addition the company said is “reimagining the future of the roadside stop” with a new kind of experience it ... [Read More]
Analysis
Black Book’s refreshed forecast for annual depreciation & residual values
Black Book tackled predictions for depreciation and residual values along with pinpointing a variety of factors that could be either tailwinds or headwinds for the used-car market as part of its Vehicle Depreciation Report 2026 compiled in collaboration with Fitch ... [Read More]
Not just high gas prices: ‘Supply story’ helps drive surging used EV & hybrid market
The used electric and hybrid vehicle market was already set to benefit from a boost in supply. Now, the recent surge in fuel costs has led to greater demand, higher prices and quicker turn times for these vehicles. And significant ... [Read More]
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