Dashboard: Independent automotive news and articles

Sophisticated Multi-State Auto Theft Ring Targeted Dealerships — Ringleader Sentenced to Federal Prison

1 minute read

FTC Scrutiny Expands to TikTok and Video Ads as Dealer Pricing Rules Tighten

1 min

U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling Narrows Scope of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

1 min

THE LATEST

1 min

Sophisticated Multi-State Auto Theft Ring Targeted Dealerships — Ringleader Sentenced to Federal Prison

1 min

FTC Scrutiny Expands to TikTok and Video Ads as Dealer Pricing Rules Tighten

1 min

U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling Narrows Scope of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

1 min

Georgia IADA Convention Packs the House

2 min

NIADA’s Right to Repair Journey: From Capitol Hill to the Headlines

1 min

If He’s Talking, I’m Listening: Bootcamp Leaders With Decades on the Lot

1 min

Used-Vehicle Wholesale Values Hold Steady as Summer Market Normalizes

1 min

NIADA on the Road: Connecting with Dealers from Carolina to Canada

FEATURED

TECHNOLOGY

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

AI-Powered Dealership Cloning Scams: What Your Business Needs to Know

FINANCE & INSURANCE

AI’s Hunger for Memory Chips Reaches the Auto Lot

Longer Terms and Wider Credit Access Reshape the Used-Vehicle Deal

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Statement on Ability to Repay and Immigration Status

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

BHPH

FTC Scrutiny Expands to TikTok and Video Ads as Dealer Pricing Rules Tighten

Used-Vehicle Wholesale Values Hold Steady as Summer Market Normalizes

What CarGurus’ New Fee Disclosure Rule Means for Your Listings

This Fourth of July, the “Most American” Cars Tell a Bigger Story

NIADA

July 21, 2026

Sophisticated Multi-State Auto Theft Ring Targeted Dealerships — Ringleader Sentenced to Federal Prison

Independent dealers have long flagged key fob theft as a growing vulnerability, and a newly sentenced Charlotte case shows just how organized these schemes can get. Hosea Fernandez Hampton,…

NIADA

July 21, 2026

FTC Scrutiny Expands to TikTok and Video Ads as Dealer Pricing Rules Tighten

Just months after TikTok Automotive Principal Ryan Copacia told the NIADA Convention that the sales funnel now begins with attention earned on platforms like TikTok, the FTC’s expanding…

NIADA

July 14, 2026

Used-Vehicle Wholesale Values Hold Steady as Summer Market Normalizes

Wholesale used-vehicle prices closed out the first half of 2026 on solid footing, according to the latest Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. The index rose to 212.9 in June, up 2.1% from a year…

NIADA

July 7, 2026

Off-Lease EV Wave Set to Reshape Used Inventory in 2026

For independent dealers, the used-vehicle mix is shifting fast, and electric vehicles are a growing part of it. More than 300,000 EVs are expected to return from lease in 2026, an increase of…

NIADA

July 7, 2026

What CarGurus’ New Fee Disclosure Rule Means for Your Listings

Independent dealers have two weeks to get ahead of a significant policy shift on one of the industry’s largest digital marketplaces. Starting July 14, CarGurus will require fee…