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Going Once, Going Twice…It’s a “Jeep Thing”

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FTC Names 97 Dealership Groups Warned Over Deceptive Pricing

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Documentation Over the Drive: How Used Car Buyers Are Changing Their Approach

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Going Once, Going Twice…It’s a “Jeep Thing”

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FTC Names 97 Dealership Groups Warned Over Deceptive Pricing

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Documentation Over the Drive: How Used Car Buyers Are Changing Their Approach

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Subprime Auto Finance Strategies Independent Dealers Use to Scale Responsibly

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Ghost Tags, Real Consequences

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Leadership on the Road: Jeff Martin Connects with Incoming President Darla Booher

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You Won’t Want to Leave Early — Our Closing Session Is Worth Staying For

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Running Dry: What the Synthetic Oil Shortage Means for Independent Auto Dealers

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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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IRS issues warning about phishing scams on dealers

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

White House Issues Executive Order Tightening Banking and Credit Access for Non-U.S. Citizens

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AI Diagnostics Are Listening — And Independent Dealers Should Be Too

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Documentation Over the Drive: How Used Car Buyers Are Changing Their Approach

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

Carfax Adds Future Reliability Score to Vehicle History Reports

AI Diagnostics Are Listening — And Independent Dealers Should Be Too

NIADA

June 2, 2026

Documentation Over the Drive: How Used Car Buyers Are Changing Their Approach

The traditional ritual of the used car test drive is losing its place as the primary moment of buyer confidence. A 2026 ClarityCheck survey of 6,000 adults across Europe, the United States,…

NIADA

June 2, 2026

Ghost Tags, Real Consequences

The federal indictments unsealed in May 2026 sent a clear message to the used car industry: the temp tag fraud crisis is no longer a state regulatory headache — it’s a federal law enforcement…

NIADA

May 26, 2026

Running Dry: What the Synthetic Oil Shortage Means for Independent Auto Dealers

The Middle East conflict has triggered a supply crisis that is landing squarely on the service lanes of independent auto dealers. Group III base oil — the primary ingredient in modern…

NIADA

May 26, 2026

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

The car-buying experience has always been a negotiation — but artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules. Today’s shoppers are walking into dealerships armed with AI-generated pricing…

NIADA

May 26, 2026

Carfax Adds Future Reliability Score to Vehicle History Reports

Carfax has expanded its vehicle history reports to include a forward-looking reliability assessment — a feature the company says is an industry first. Unlike general reliability ratings based…