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🌼 U.S. Auto Market Report: Spring 2026 Conditions with Global and Tariff Context

Feb 24, 2026

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🌼 U.S. Auto Market Report: Spring 2026 Conditions with Global and Tariff Context

What should U.S. dealers expect this spring, and how much could tariffs change pricing by summer?

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🚗 Tariff ruling decoded: what changes for dealers (and what doesn’t)

Feb 24, 2026

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🚗 Tariff ruling decoded: what changes for dealers (and what doesn’t)

🚙 Plus: S2:E3 goes live tomorrow at noon CST, Stellantis’ EV reset, tax refunds as down payments, and what “eyes-off” driving could mean for risk and liability.

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🧑‍⚖️ Will the Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Lower Car Prices?

Feb 23, 2026

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🧑‍⚖️ Will the Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Lower Car Prices?

What Dealers Should Expect

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🚗 Used Inventory Is Up. The Cheap Car Isn’t Back.

Feb 23, 2026

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🚗 Used Inventory Is Up. The Cheap Car Isn’t Back.

🚙 Plus: what tax refunds might do to March demand, why under-$20K cars are still disappearing, a fast read on dealer consolidation, and 4 more retail auto headlines you can use in your next meeting.

🚗 High Payments, Lean Inventory

Feb 21, 2026

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🚗 High Payments, Lean Inventory

🚙 Diesel is back, EV loyalty is high, and affordability still won’t take the backseat.

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🚗 High Payments, Lean Inventory

Feb 21, 2026

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🚗 High Payments, Lean Inventory

🚙 Diesel is back, EV loyalty is high, and affordability still won’t take the backseat.

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🚗 Q1 reality check: payments up, supply tight, margins on the line

Feb 20, 2026

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🚗 Q1 reality check: payments up, supply tight, margins on the line

🚙 Plus: the one-minute used EV filter, why costs are still the real limiter, and a quick 3-story digest on what’s shifting next.

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🗓️ Used EVs Just Became the Cheapest Cars to Own

Feb 19, 2026

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🗓️ Used EVs Just Became the Cheapest Cars to Own

Here’s What That Means in Q1 2026

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🚗 Used Prices Firm Up as Spring Demand Builds

Feb 19, 2026

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🚗 Used Prices Firm Up as Spring Demand Builds

🚙 Plus: the one EV stat you’ll quote in your next meeting, and a quick set of “worth knowing” hits before the day gets away from you.

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🚗 A $1 Jeep, a $30K Ford, and the Real Cost of Mobility

Feb 18, 2026

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🚗 A $1 Jeep, a $30K Ford, and the Real Cost of Mobility

🚙 From Ford’s next-gen EV playbook to a dealership moment that restored a little faith, plus Tesla labor heat, Toyota’s next move, and why the shop keeps winning.

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🚗 Affordability is Reshaping Everything

Feb 17, 2026

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🚗 Affordability is Reshaping Everything

🚙 Farley floats a JV blueprint, Detroit rethinks entry cars, and affordability data finally ticks the right direction—while tariffs and cost cuts keep pressure on OEMs.

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🚗 The Market is Splitting in Two

Feb 16, 2026

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🚗 The Market is Splitting in Two

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

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