2026 Inventory Health Survey reveals delayed inventory risk identification, limited VIN-level visibility and cross-team misalignment are putting dealership profitability at risk. DETROIT (July 8, 2026) — Lotlinx, the inventory performance intelligence platform for automotive retail, today released findings from its 2026 Inventory Health Survey, revealing significant gaps in how dealerships monitor, evaluate and respond to inventory performance. Among…
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In a recent episode of Dealer Talk with Jen Suzuki, LotLinx’s Randy Kobat joined the show to unpack one of the most important shifts happening in dealership technology today.
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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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FROM AUTO REMARKETING: Used-Car Sales Likely up for 5th Straight Month Although demand is waning, October used-car sales are expected to have increased year-over-year. The 3.3 million sales prediction would be a 4% drop from September but a 1% increase from 2019. Read More FROM WARDSAUTO: Targeted Marketing and Holiday Auto Incentives Forecasters…
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FROM JUST-AUTO: Global Light Vehicle Markets Update Globally, analysts believe September was the strongest sales month of 2020. The world’s largest economies collectively rebounded, yet no individual region posted its highest SAAR of the year. Read More FROM CNBC: The Used Car Boom Is One of the Hottest, and Trickiest, Coronavirus Markets for Consumers The…
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FROM eMARKETER: Digital Ad Spending by Industry 2020 Digital advertising spend in the automotive sector is expected to dip 18.2% this year, recording the greatest decrease in spending outside the travel industry. Other sectors such as retail and consumer goods have managed to increase spending year over year by taking advantage of ecommerce. Read More…
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FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S. Auto Sales Showed Signs of Recovery in Third Quarter Compared to Q2’s major dips, many automakers saw minimal year-to-date declines this quarter. GM and FCA saw drops around 10%, while other reporting OEMs were carried by their September month-over-month gains. Read More FROM CAR AND DRIVER: 25…
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FROM REUTERS: Tight Inventories Set the Stage for U.S. Auto Industry Rebound Dealers should expect to continue running lean lots throughout the end of the year. Although nearly 50% of units turn in less than 20 days, analysts predict national new car inventory levels won’t exceed 3.2 million units in the coming months. Read…
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FROM AUTO REMARKETING: How Auction Sales Volumes Have Started September Wholesale buying has started to level out as dealers slowly regain the freedom to be more selective with their inventory. Spring and summer saw auction sales of over 100,000 units per week, but these numbers have dipped over 10% post-Labor Day. Read More …
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