🚗 F&I’s Up, Margins Are Tight

🚙 What the latest benchmarks show, a fresh EV incentive push, and a small design rule with big ripple effects

🚗 What Dealers Are Feeling as Affordability Splits the Market

🚙 Payments are still rising even when sticker prices aren’t—so shift the focus to used/CPO, ownership-cost coaching, and service retention as the funnel tightens.

Dave Cantin Group Releases 2026 Automotive Market Outlook Report Ahead of NADA

Report Outlines Six Forces Reshaping Auto Retail In 2026: Affordability, China’s U.S. Retreat & Global Rise, Regional Dealer Consolidation, Evolving Electrification Landscape, Policy Uncertainty and Data Use

🚗 What This Week Revealed About 2026

🚙 Used values firming, payment pressure tightening, supplier shocks, and one last breather before Vegas

🚗 2025’s Winners Had One Thing in Common

🚙 Toyota’s hybrid playbook and GM’s cash flexibility defined 2025—while $700 payments and a new robots arms race reshape 2026.

🚗 When Dealers Step Up

🚙 A real-world rescue, supply chain pressure, payment realities, and what resilience looks like now

Curbee Announces M.A.R.S. 2

Three Massive Dealer-pleasing, High-impact Improvements to its Mobile and Remote Service Platform, Plus a New Brand Identity

Gather and Mosaic Compliance Services Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Dealership Compliance and Protection

Get Your Key Management Locked in at NADA 2026 With KeyTrak’s New Products and Enhancements

KeyTrak is introducing a new way to extend service department hours while offering customers a more convenient, professional, and secure experience

RockED and Dealerware Partner to Launch Dealer Mobility Industry Certification

🚗 GM Reprices, Korea Scrambles, VW Pauses

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