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State of Auto

🚗 Your customers may be counting themselves out too early

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

🚗 Your customers may be counting themselves out too early

🚙 Plus: EV incentives, Zoox expansion, shopper hesitation

Data and Insight

Why Car Dealerships Are Changing Hands Right Now

Mar 9, 2026

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4 min read

Why Car Dealerships Are Changing Hands Right Now

Chris Reeves
Chris Reeves

State of Auto

🚗 Used Prices Rise, Incentives Return, EVs Cut

Mar 9, 2026

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9 min read

🚗 Used Prices Rise, Incentives Return, EVs Cut

🚙 Plus: global shipping pressure, event dates, and one smart AI prompt

State of Auto

🚗 The Signals Dealers Should Notice

Mar 7, 2026

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7 min read

🚗 The Signals Dealers Should Notice

🚙 Reliability lists, hybrid momentum, and why service keeps carrying the dealership.

State of Auto

🚗 Service is back (and dealers are feeling it)

Mar 6, 2026

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10 min read

🚗 Service is back (and dealers are feeling it)

🚙 Two markets are forming at once—OEMs widen powertrain choice, EV makers chase scale, and dealers keep winning with dependable used and serviceable cars

Data and Insight

Service Lane Optimism Is Back: The Q1 Fixed Ops Data Dealers Should Use Right Now

Mar 5, 2026

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6 min read

Service Lane Optimism Is Back: The Q1 Fixed Ops Data Dealers Should Use Right Now

Cox’s Q1 sentiment rebound shows where profit is headed, and three simple social scripts help you turn it into booked appointments.

State of Auto

🚗 Carvana’s franchised push: dealership #6 and what it hints at

Mar 5, 2026

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10 min read

🚗 Carvana’s franchised push: dealership #6 and what it hints at

🚙 Plus: Upcoming Events, Quick Hits, and Today in History

Data and Insight

What Dealers Should Know About Negative Equity and the Real Cost of Car Ownership

Mar 4, 2026

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6 min read

What Dealers Should Know About Negative Equity and the Real Cost of Car Ownership

Why buyers hesitate even when the payment works, and how to replace uncertainty with simple monthly ranges.

Press Release

Q1 2026 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index: Spring Optimism Returns as  Dealers Look Ahead Despite Ongoing Market Challenges

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Q1 2026 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index: Spring Optimism Returns as Dealers Look Ahead Despite Ongoing Market Challenges

State of Auto

🚗 Iran conflict: what dealers can tell customers right now

Mar 4, 2026

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9 min read

🚗 Iran conflict: what dealers can tell customers right now

🚙 Plus: a quick automaker scoreboard, why hybrids are winning the moment, what EV incentives are doing, used market momentum, and the next key industry events.

State of Auto

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Iran Conflict and the Auto Industry: What Dealers Should Tell Customers and Watch Right Now

Mar 3, 2026

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7 min read

Iran Conflict and the Auto Industry: What Dealers Should Tell Customers and Watch Right Now

A clear, dealership-ready breakdown of how rising fuel costs and shipping disruption can change consumer behavior, inventory timing, and OEM pressures plus a 60-second social script and a brand-specific AI research prompt.

State of Auto

🚗 Recalls, “brands to avoid,” and new-car sticker shock

Mar 3, 2026

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10 min read

🚗 Recalls, “brands to avoid,” and new-car sticker shock

🚙 Plus: coats for folks, calming anxious shoppers, and the ASOTU-verse events to know.

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