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

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

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.

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

🚗 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.

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.

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

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

A 2026 Dealer Briefing on Reliability Rankings, Recalls, and Affordability Pressure

Responding beats reacting.

🚗 Ford Steps Into the Service Lane. Here’s What It Means.

🚙 BYD’s February drop, Honda’s EPA efficiency lead, and the reliability ranking shoppers bring into the showroom.

Haig Partners Congratulates Emily Bourne on Northwood University 20 Under 40 Recognition

🚗 Volume, Visibility, and the New Advantage

🚙 Transparency tools, rising debt, and scale strategies colliding.

Ford’s Uptime Assist: Faster Repairs, or More Traffic Jams in Fixed Ops?

Will Ford’s escalation model reduce downtime for customers, or add a new layer of friction in the service lane?

🚗 Dealer pricing is being graded online

🚙 Also inside: Stellantis in the red, rising auto debt, and Asbury trims rooftops.