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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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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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: Ford, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia Sales Slip Again Last month, reporting OEMs saw a 17.4% dip in year over year sales, leaving SAAR at around 13.2 million units. New inventory levels continued to sit below 1 million, with units taking only 20 days to sell on average. Read More FROM WARDSAUTO:…
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FROM BLOOMBERG: Chip Lead Times Begin to Slow, Suggesting Shortages Have Peaked Semiconductor lead times have seen their smallest increase yet this month. The average time between order and delivery is around 21.9 weeks – only a .2 increase from September, or about one day. Read More FROM WARDSAUTO: Exec Says GM Won’t Return…
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FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Selling Cars in the Era of the Chip Shortage: Online Chats and No More Haggling Although dealership employment has rebounded from pandemic lows, streamlined sales operations have allowed many dealerships to succeed with smaller workforces. Read More FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Recognizing the Best Dealerships to Work for in America…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Why Cars Are on Track to Have Their First U.S. Sales Gain Since 2013 Car sales are up 8.2% year-to-date thanks to the lingering inventory on dealers’ lots. Automakers like Toyota are being rewarded for maintaining sedan production despite their decline in popularity. Read More FROM CAR AND DRIVER: Which New…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Toyota, Ford, Honda, Hyundai Fall Again in Sept.; Chips Take Q3 Toll on GM, Stellantis Sales slipped again last quarter for nearly every major automaker, a 12.8% dip year over year. SAAR now sits at 12.3 million units for the year, while dealers average a 22-days supply of inventory. Read More …
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The automotive technology company announces its participation in the annual training event for progressive dealers LotLinx, the automotive industry’s leading inventory marketing technology company, announced today its participation in the annual DrivingSales Executive Summit. The two-day conference is designed to study retail innovation and help executives build out business plans for the upcoming year. On…
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