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State of Auto
Jun 10, 2026
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4 min read
🚙 What Happens If Texas Becomes The Auto Industry's Center Of Gravity?
ASOTU CON 2026
Jun 9, 2026
2 min read
Back at ASOTU CON, we invited some of the smartest people we know to wrestle with a simple question: Are Chinese EVs a threat to U.S. dealers, or an opportunity?
🚙 China's Market Is Slowing. Here's Why We Care.
Jun 8, 2026
Two dealer groups with very different F&I models discovered the same thing.
🚙 As used values rise and low-cost vehicles face new cost pressures, pricing discipline becomes a competitive advantage.
Jun 6, 2026
🚙 As buyers become more flexible standing out becomes more important.
Jun 5, 2026
3 min read
For years, dealership profitability conversations centered on two familiar metrics: volume and gross. How many units did we sell? How much money did we make?
🚙 AI demand is tightening chip supply again, while product gaps and unchecked decisions create risks that stores cannot ignore.
Jun 4, 2026
Every dealer knows the feeling.
🚙 As buyers get more selective, the wrong vehicles can turn inventory into a margin problem.
Jun 3, 2026
For years, dealers have thought about compliance as something that lives inside the four walls of the store.
🚙 Brand loyalty shifts, purchase friction eases, market gaps show up, and parents get a safer first-car list.
