TSD Mobility Teams Up with Uber for Business to Bring On-Demand Rides Directly Into the Dealership Workflow

🚗 GM Reprices, Korea Scrambles, VW Pauses

🚙 GM is baking $3–$4B into 2026 plans—expect volatility to hit mix, incentives, and availability first.

Gubagoo Unlocks Delivering Actionable Data Ups to Sales With Curator at NADA 2026

Curator identifies and refines leads based on customer website behavior and adds them directly to the CRM before customers fill out a lead form

🚗 GDP Up, Consumers Tapped

🚙 Growth is holding up, but wallets aren’t—why uptime, convenience, and TCO math win in 2026.

New Foureyes Consent Management Passes 100-Vendor Milestone, Signaling Industry Standardization Around Dealer-Controlled Consent

Foureyes today announced that more than 100 automotive retail vendors are now participating in Foureyes Consent Management, marking a major step toward standardizing how customer communication opt-out requests are managed across the industry.

Reynolds Unveils Rey, Its Cutting-Edge AI Agent, at NADA 2026

The AI Agent is an intuitive command center for smart, fast decision-making designed to help dealers simplify the complex, streamline their operations, and give time back to the people who need it most

🚗 Used Cars Firm Up, New Stays Soft

🚙 January’s early read: used values rise, new volume lags, and monthly outlays decide the deal—plus a Scout dealer fight and GM’s 2028 Fairfax move.

🚗 Used Momentum, EV Headwinds

🚙 Early 2026 demand signals, where confidence is cracking, and what dealers saw this week

🚗 EV Charger Funding on the Chopping Block

🚙 Policy pressure, EV infrastructure uncertainty, and which 2026 models are winning

🚗 Affordability Is the Real EV Problem Explained

🚙 Payments are forcing creativity—from leasing and lenders to OEM cost cuts and partnerships.

Mia Labs Raises $20M Series A to Power the AI ‘Super Employee’ Behind 350+ Dealerships

The new round brings total capital raised to $29 million and accelerates product innovation, team growth, and continued expansion for the AI-native communications platform built specifically for automotive dealerships.

🚗 Affordability Squeezes the Front End

🚙 Dealers are still “favorable,” but Q4 confidence dipped—value clarity, residual strength, and easier credit are the levers that protect retention and profit.