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

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

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Used EVs Reach Record Share of Used-Vehicle Sales in September

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How AI Is Changing Car Shopping

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

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VinSolutions Reports Security Incident Affecting Limited Number of Dealerships

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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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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

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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September 15, 2026

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Using AI to Elevate Your Current Employees—Not Replace Them By Mark Fuerbacher | President, Universal ImportsAs Seen in Used Car Dealer Magazine | September 2026 “Hey Chat, write me a…