New Vehicle Prices Hit $45,926 as Used Vehicles Surge 8%; EV Inventory Swells to 100-Day Supply While Hybrid Sales Capture a Quarter of the Market DETROIT (April 23, 2026) — Lotlinx, the auto industry’s first and only VIN Performance platform built to help dealers maximize profitability, today released its Q1 2026 Vincensus Report, the most…
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New Lotlinx Survey Reveals the “AI Gap” in Automotive Retail and Why Dealers Are Demanding Inventory-Intelligent Solutions DETROIT, April 07, 2026 — The era of one-size-fits-all artificial intelligence is over for auto dealers, at least for the ones paying attention. A new industry survey in March of roughly 215 executives from franchise and independent dealerships…
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LotGPT spotted in the wild! Yossi J Levi gives Donald Kemp of Stowasser Buick GMC a live look at LotGPT’s insights on his store in the latest Car Dealership Guy podcast.
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: U.S. Sales Slide 9% In Jan.; SAAR Tallies 15.2 Million While negative overall, January sales saw the smallest monthly dip since the initial decline last summer, and SAAR has reached its strongest level since June. Read More FROM WARDSAUTO: Analyst Sees No Quick Relief From New-Vehicle Shortages Dealership inventories ended the year…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: 2022 Auto Output Expected to Outpace Sales While light-vehicle sales might only grow 3% this year, production is expected to rise 16%. Analysts also predict another 2 million unit production increase in 2023 as sales reach 20 million units. Read More FROM BUSINESS INSIDER: Used Cars May Finally Get Cheaper This Year…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Could Hot Used-Vehicle Market Lead to Burns? Dealers continue to get creative with used vehicle acquisition. However, analysts are skeptical of the long term impacts the new car shortage might have on used inventory levels. Read More FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW Sales Surge as Cheaper Brands Lag Behind…
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FROM BLOOMBERG: Auto Dealers See U.S. Sales Edging up 3.4% As Shortages Continue Dealership inventories were down 59% last month and are expected to stay low, only leaving room for a predicted 15.4 million vehicle sales this year. Read More FROM REUTERS: U.S. Hybrid Electric Car Sales Hit Record Highs Hybrid vehicles, the more approachable…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: December U.S. Auto Sales: Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia Slide Again; GM Skids 43% In Q4 Both the final quarter and month of 2021 saw over 20% decreases in light vehicle sales, with the majority of automakers following suit. Year over year sales, however, fared a bit more optimistically. Read More FROM REUTERS:…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Sales on Pace to Fall Again in Dec.; Retail Stockpiles Continue Slow Recovery Both retail sales and new car deliveries are predicted to dip year-over-year, putting December’s SAAR somewhere between 11 and 13 million units. Transaction prices, however, are trending in the opposite direction, jumping 20% since 2020. Read More FROM BLOOMBERG:…
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