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.

🌼 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?

🚗 Stellantis Stacks Deals

🚙 Fingerprints, LEARN, and Chinese Giants

🚗 Reflect and Refine!

🚙 Public Policy Day, Car(s), and Last Week's News

🚗 Lithia's Record Q1

🚙 Whiplash, Spikes, and Axes

🚗 25% on April 2?

🚙 Two Hats, Ring Ring, and an Econ Recap

🚗 The Spring Market Sprung

🚙 Google Isn't Dead and neither is the HEMI

🥳 January 2: 2025 Predictions, GM’s Chinese Decline, and Stellantis’s Proposed Break-Up?

🔇 January 1: Tesla's Soaring Slump, Bold EV Predictions, and GM's Silent Recall

🕵️‍♂️ December 31: VW's Data Drama, 2025's Dealer Momentum, and BYD in Brazil.

🕵️‍♂️ December 30: Honda + Nissan Confusion, CarMax Used Data, and Stellantis Backs Off.

👩‍⚖️ December 27: Hertz’s Purge, Scout’s Lawsuit, and NIO’s Success

🔌 December 26: Toyota’s Paradox, BYD’s Brazillian Scandal, Nissan-Honda’s Merger Doubts

🌏 Honda and Nissan Announce Merger Plans, VW and the Union Make Peace, and California Is Still Talking about 2035.

📊 Data Wars, EV Recycling, and Tesla’s Turbulence

🛑 December 19: EV Delays, Nissan Drama, and Tesla’s PR Gamble

🔋December 18: Battery Swaps, Failed Burnouts, and Big Mergers

🔋 CATL’s Battery Swap Ambitions: A Game-Changer for EVs or Just a Pipe Dream?

🪢 Honda and Nissan: A Merger Rumor That’s Too Wild to Ignore

🗺️ December 17: Honda Hybrids, CA Challenges, and Waymo's Tokyo Expansion

💥 December 13: Amazon’s Car Grab, Toyota’s Paint Power, and Musk’s Crash Pass

🔋 December 12: Charged-Up Chargers, Tesla’s Election High, and YouTube On-the-Go

🧭 Northvolt Heading South?

🎠Tesla FSD Scrutiny, Nissan’s Hybrid Push, and Pony.ai’s IPO

🥤Tesla’s Robot Fumble, Honda’s EV Future, and More: This Week’s Auto Industry Shakeups