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NMAIA Convention Brings Dealers Together for Awards, Education, and Expo

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Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Climb 2% Year Over Year in October

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Independent Dealers Aren’t Exempt: FTC Finalizes Order Over Advertised Pricing

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NMAIA Convention Brings Dealers Together for Awards, Education, and Expo

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Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Climb 2% Year Over Year in October

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Independent Dealers Aren’t Exempt: FTC Finalizes Order Over Advertised Pricing

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Fed Holds Rates Steady as Used Car Financing Costs Remain Elevated

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Three Days, Every Department: NIADA’s Certified Master Dealer Class Returns to Dallas/Fort Worth in December

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White House Nominates FTC Consumer Protection Chief Chris Mufarrige as Commissioner

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Dealers Find Answers in Austin at the NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum

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White House Expected to Tap FTC Consumer Protection Chief Christopher Mufarrige for Commissioner Seat

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AI’s Hunger for Memory Chips Reaches the Auto Lot

When AI Meets the Showroom Floor: How Dealerships Are Adapting to the Informed Buyer

AI Diagnostics Are Listening — And Independent Dealers Should Be Too

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From the Shop to the Sales Desk: What the IRS Wants Dealers to Know About the New Tax Law

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Fed Chair Signals Rates Could Rise Again — What It Means for Used Car Dealers

AI’s Hunger for Memory Chips Reaches the Auto Lot

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Dealers Find Answers in Austin at the NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum

AI Is Changing How Shoppers Find Dealerships. Is Yours Ready?

BHPH Forum Early Bird Pricing Ends TOMORROW

TikTok Automotive Tapped to Close NIADA Event

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November 11, 2026

Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Climb 2% Year Over Year in October

The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index rose to 206.8 in October, up 2% from a year earlier and 0.5% from September after adjustments for vehicle mix, mileage and seasonality. The monthly…

NIADA

November 2, 2026

Q3 Recalls Top 8.8 Million Vehicles as 2026 Volume Nears Five-Year High

More than 8.8 million U.S. vehicles were recalled in the third quarter of 2026, bringing year-to-date recall volume to 32.1 million vehicles, according to BizzyCar’s analysis of National…

NIADA

October 27, 2026

AI Is Changing How Shoppers Find Dealerships. Is Yours Ready?

More car shoppers are turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini to research vehicles and dealerships. For independent used-car dealers, that adds another consideration to online…

NIADA

October 22, 2026

From the Shop to the Sales Desk: What the IRS Wants Dealers to Know About the New Tax Law

At NIADA’s National Policy Conference, the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Daniel Webber walked dealers through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act one corner of the dealership at a…

NIADA

October 14, 2026

Fuel Costs Add Pressure to Wholesale Values as Manheim Index Posts First Year-Over-Year Decline of 2026

Fuel prices are emerging as an important factor in wholesale vehicle values, with more fuel-efficient vehicles gaining value while less efficient models depreciate. For independent dealers,…