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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This isn’t just a chatbot. It’s an AI inventory strategist built for dealers. Ask it real questions about your inventory and it digs into your VIN-level data, pricing, market conditions, and shopper behavior to tell you exactly what to do next.
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Join Michael Cirillo, Carla Wade, and Kerri Wise for a discussion on the NADA floor, deep diving into the industry’s focus on AI.
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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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Key Insights: Dealerships are acquiring more inventory than they are selling. Used vehicle stocking levels have moved into the positive territory compared to Q4 last year. Days supply has increased by approximately 11 days since then. Although PVR has remained strong, there is increasing stress in the markets. Whereas dealers made far fewer markdowns in…
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FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: Half of the Cars Arriving at Dealers Are Already Sold, AutoNation Says Despite a 20% dip in new vehicle sales last quarter, the country’s largest auto retailer saw a 14% revenue increase. Now, like many dealers, the group is having consumers pay deposits for new inventory before it ever arrives…
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FROM BLOOMBERG: U.S. Retail Sales Rise Most in 10 Months in Broad-Based Rebound National retail sales increased 3.8% last month, with the auto sector contributing a 5.7% boost. The improvement comes as a bit of a surprise following a -2.5% dip in December 2021. Read More FROM AUTOREMARKETING: Black Book Sees Something Cooking as Values…
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FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Ford and GM Warn Dealers to Stop Charging So Much for New Cars Over 82% of new vehicles purchased last month sold above MSRP. To discourage excessive price increases, OEM executives are hitting dealers with threats of withheld inventory and other repercussions. Read More FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Honda Wants to…
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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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