The Colorado Motor Vehicle Board voted 6-2 to grant a dealer license to Volkswagen subsidiary Scout Motors, allowing Scout to sell directly to EV buyers in that state. +
Founder Jim Lawrence announced the launch of ImagineMyDreamCar, a new AI-driven lead generation platform designed to help dealers target “ultra-high-net-worth” clientele. +
Canada’s Go Auto has entered its second U.S. market in less than a month with the acquisition of Sunrise Ford Fontana and Sunrise Ford North Hollywood from Knight Auto Group. +
President Donald Trump has signed “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” a new executive order that forbids individual states from regulating AI. +
Cerence AI will debut two new conversational AI agents — one for dealers and the other for car buyers — at the upcoming CES 2026, which will be held in January in Las Vegas. +
Miami Police have accused Yuddy Mejias of issuing more than $1 million in checks to her husband and son and manipulating Brickell Motors’ accounting system to hide the theft. +
Chairman Jerome Powell announced an expected reduction to the Federal Reserve’s target lending rate, which now sits at 3.5% to 3.75% after three quarter-point cuts this year. +
AI expert Devin Daly believes the fractured nature of dealership operations means “generic” solutions like ChatGPT may be helpful but can’t create the “control layer” dealers need. +
Canada’s Go Auto has acquired all three of Car Pros Automotive Group’s dealerships in the state of Washington, reducing Car Pros’ footprint to its six California stores. +
Experian Automotive’s Q3 auto finance report finds EVs were leased at a significantly higher rate than a year ago, setting the stage for a future disruption to the used car market. +
