Dealer Transparency Index: What CarEdge’s New Grading System Means for Pricing Trust

How the score is calculated, what the early data says about doc fees and add-ons, and how to run a transparency check-up inside your store

🚗 $800 payments, Chinese brands, and what dealers can control

🚙 Three forces are converging right now and dealers win by leading with clarity in plain dollars.

Chinese Auto Brands and the US Auto Industry: Why the Pressure Is Building

🚗 U.S. Auto Market Update: spring momentum meets pricing risk (plus today’s premiere)

🚙 And: Lamborghini hits pause on EVs, BMW manuals on borrowed time, and Bronco’s next move.

🌼 U.S. Auto Market Report: Spring 2026 Conditions with Global and Tariff Context

What should U.S. dealers expect this spring, and how much could tariffs change pricing by summer?

🚗 Tariff ruling decoded: what changes for dealers (and what doesn’t)

🚙 Plus: S2:E3 goes live tomorrow at noon CST, Stellantis’ EV reset, tax refunds as down payments, and what “eyes-off” driving could mean for risk and liability.

🧑‍⚖️ Will the Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Lower Car Prices?

What Dealers Should Expect

🚗 Used Inventory Is Up. The Cheap Car Isn’t Back.

🚙 Plus: what tax refunds might do to March demand, why under-$20K cars are still disappearing, a fast read on dealer consolidation, and 4 more retail auto headlines you can use in your next meeting.

🚗 High Payments, Lean Inventory

🚙 Diesel is back, EV loyalty is high, and affordability still won’t take the backseat.

🚗 Q1 reality check: payments up, supply tight, margins on the line

🚙 Plus: the one-minute used EV filter, why costs are still the real limiter, and a quick 3-story digest on what’s shifting next.

🗓️ Used EVs Just Became the Cheapest Cars to Own

Here’s What That Means in Q1 2026