Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Used pickups, hybrids/EVs lead retail price increases in June
Friday, Jun. 27, 2025, 02:15 PM
PODCAST: NIADA’s Patrick O’Brien on work to be done in Washington for independent dealers
Friday, Jun. 27, 2025, 02:07 PM
Auto retailers, industry stakeholders urge Senate to consider slow phase-out of EV tax incentives
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NIADA’s Patrick O’Brien on work to be done in Washington for independent dealers
The newest member of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association spent a few minutes during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Patrick O’Brien, who joined NIADA in May ... Listen Here
Inventory management through lens of independent dealers
How an independent dealer approaches inventory strategy might be different than a franchised store. Patrick Janes, associate vice president of inventory solutions management at Cox Automotive, delved into the current inventory landscape during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas ... Listen Here
Talking new approaches to sharpen collections in BHPH
Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich secured some time with Gene Daughtry of Auto Master Systems this week in Las Vegas during the annual convention hosted by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Daughtry still travels nationwide regularly and has weekly ... Listen Here
Retail
PODCAST: NIADA’s Patrick O’Brien on work to be done in Washington for independent dealers
The newest member of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association spent a few minutes during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Patrick O’Brien, who joined NIADA in May ... [Read More]
Dealer news: 2 acquisitions in California; independent dealer adds franchise store; threepeat for HGreg
After a slow start to 2025, the dealership buy-sell market is picking up its pace. The Dave Cantin Group saw that firsthand this month, closing two California dealership sales in the span of a week. The mergers and acquisitions advisory ... [Read More]
Wholesale
PODCAST: Inventory management through lens of independent dealers
How an independent dealer approaches inventory strategy might be different than a franchised store. Patrick Janes, associate vice president of inventory solutions management at Cox Automotive, delved into the current inventory landscape during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How smart load matching is reshaping carrier operations
The pressure for carriers to quickly find and secure the right load is high. But too often, carriers get stuck in the daily grind of manually searching multiple load boards and entering the same load criteria over and over again. ... [Read More]
Technology
STELLA AI now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
STELLA AI on Thursday announced the availability of its conversational artificial intelligence platform designed for dealerships in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services on Azure. STELLA AI customers can take advantage of the Azure cloud ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why dealers, lenders and auctions should care about the GENIUS Act
The automotive ecosystem runs on liquidity. Dealers need immediate access to capital, lenders need streamlined repayment, and auctions require rapid, trusted settlement. Yet today, many transactions are still slowed by legacy banking infrastructure, adding unnecessary friction to a business that’s ... [Read More]
Analysis
Cox study shows gaps in consumer and dealer perceptions of AI, digital retailing
Is artificial intelligence the future of auto retailing? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask. Cox Automotive’s Digitization of Automotive Retail Study found an enormous gap between what consumers and car dealers believe will happen. The study, ... [Read More]
Used pickups, hybrids/EVs lead retail price increases in June
Pickup trucks and electric vehicles/hybrids. They’re two segments that tend to either dominate sales and/or dominate headlines. And often the discourse around fuel-efficiency and energy. But in June, they have dominated used-vehicle price increases. According to the latest Carfax Used ... [Read More]
