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: CPO Sales Rebound Amid New-Vehicle Shortage Many dealers have been opting out of the CPO process in order to expedite vehicle availability, only certifying about 30% of eligible inventory. However, increased CPO sales and turn rates might reiterate the value of certification. Read More FROM CAR AND DRIVE: Feds Taking a…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Inventories Recover a Bit as Demand Moderates Sales are down 10% year over year, giving dealers some breathing room to build up inventories. Around 12,000 new units have entered the marketplace, bumping the average dealership supply to 31 days. Read More FROM FORTUNE: Chipmakers to Carmakers: Time to Get Out…
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FROM KELLEY BLUE BOOK: Average New Vehicle Price Sets Record for 5th Straight Month Nearly every major automaker saw an uptick in new vehicle transaction prices last month, a 9.6% increase across the industry, while incentive rates were slashed in half. Read More FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Chip Shortage Drives Tech Companies…
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FROM U.S. NEWS: There’s Nothing ‘Normal’ About Labor Day 2021 The end-of-summer holiday normally signals a return to routine, but this year’s long weekend hinted at decreases in travel, manufacturing output, and economic growth Read More FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Customers Lose Patience as Chip Crisis Shows No Signs of Letting Up GM, Ford,…
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FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Toyota, Hyundai, Kia Sales Slip in August as Chip Woes Spread Analysts predict light-vehicle sales have fallen anywhere between 4 and 18 percent in August, and SAAR now sits between 13.1 and 14.4 million units. Meanwhile, average transaction prices continue to rise for most major OEMs. Read More FROM THE…
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FROM BLOOMBERG: Chip Crisis Threatens to Cut Auto Output by 7.1 Million Cars Pandemic-related lockdowns in Southeast Asia are worsening the semiconductor shortage and cutting auto output by nearly 2.1 million units this quarter. Now, chip production is not expected to level out until Q2 2022. Read More FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Now It’s…
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