Chery Says It’s Open to Partnering With American Automakers
Chery has come a long way. Its first car rolled off the line in 1999, and it originally billed itself as a cheerful, low-cost brand. Today, it says it sees itself in the mold of Toyota for quality and Tesla for innovation.
CarGurus’ Lawsuit Shows Why Dealers Need to Separate Price From Value
CarGurus says it’s already moved. Starting July 14, listings without disclosed dealer fees lost their deal ratings and dropped in search results, and by July 29, more than 90% of subscribing dealers’ used inventory included fees.
Ford Just Passed Toyota in Certified Pre-Owned Sales. Now It Wants the Full-Year Crown.
Ford’s Blue Advantage program was the No. 1 certified pre-owned brand in the third quarter, ahead of Toyota, after sales jumped 44%, according to Ford’s quarterly sales release. Now Ford has set a goal of taking the full-year title in 2027.
Car Shoppers Compare Prices, but They Buy Payments
Most shoppers start by comparing prices, but they decide based on whether the monthly payment fits. With the average new-vehicle price above $50,000, according to Kelley Blue Book, and the average payment at a record $787, according to Edmunds, that payment is getting harder to hit.
TrueCar’s CEO Predicts the End of Different Prices for Identical New Cars
The biggest fear for dealers, Painter says, is being reverse-auctioned at scale by a computer, sparking a race to the bottom. That’s why he believes AI tools need to be built in a way that helps protect a dealer’s front-end and back-end gross.
More Than 100 Carvana Google Listings Point to Places Carvana Doesn’t Operate
An investigation by CDG News, built on research by LocaliQ Automotive’s Chris Wood, found at least 266 Google Business Profiles tied to Carvana. Here’s how they break down, as verified Oct. 13:
How Dealer Ads Have Changed Since the FTC Got Serious About Price
Under the FTC’s guidance, the most prominent price in an ad must be the all-in price any customer can pay, including dealer fees like doc fees. Only government-required charges, such as tax, title, and registration, can be left out. Dealers can still show MSRP or discounts, as long as the actual price stays most prominent.
Why Transparency Is Table Stakes and Community Is the Dealership Edge Carvana Can’t Copy
When it’s time to buy, the store that kept showing up is top of mind. Then transparency and an easy process close the loop. Patrick says the industry spent years doing it in reverse, earning the business first and showing up in the community after.
How Carvana’s Delivery Network Gives It an Edge in New-Car Sales
Carvana now owns seven franchised dealerships, mostly Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram stores, and it’s using its used-car delivery network to sell new vehicles far beyond a typical market area, Automotive News reports.
Shawn Fain Declares Victory in His Race for a Second UAW Term
Fain declared victory Friday in his bid for a second term leading the roughly 400,000-member United Auto Workers. Preliminary totals released by a federal monitor showed him winning a majority and easily topping five challengers, according to Reuters. GM, Ford, and Stellantis did not immediately comment.
The FTC's Greenway Settlement Puts Advertised Prices Under the Microscope
Greenway Automotive, an Orlando-based group ranked No. 23 on Automotive News' list of the top 150 dealership groups, reached a proposed settlement with the FTC over allegations of deceptive price advertising. Greenway neither admitted nor denied the allegations, and the settlement still needs court approval.
Toyota Brings Every Stage of Battery Testing to Michigan
The Toyota Battery Center of North America opened Oct. 1 at Toyota's R&D headquarters in Saline, Michigan. Announced in 2023 as a $50 million investment, it lets Toyota's teams evaluate battery technology through the entire development cycle.
Porsche Plans to Sell Fewer Cars and Earn More on Every One
Porsche needs a reset. Its operating income plunged 93% in 2025 to €413 million ($465 million), revenue fell 9.5%, and its profit margin dropped to just 1.1%, far below the high teens it earned when it went public. New CEO Michael Leiters, who took over in January, laid out his plan, called Sportswagenschmiede '35, this week.
The FTC Dropped Its Case Against Asbury, but Not Its Focus on Pricing
"Based on the totality of the circumstances, we have come to the difficult conclusion that the public interest requires that this litigation no longer be continued." FTC order of dismissal
Average asking prices for used vehicles at US dealerships fell 2.5% over four weeks, according to the first weekly national snapshot from OAV.io, a data platform that calls itself "The Automotive Answer Engine." The report compared asking prices on roughly 1.43 million vehicles listed on both Sept. 5 and Oct. 3.
Q3 Sales: Hyundai and Honda Set Records While Ford and GM Slip
New-vehicle sales neared 4.1 million in the third quarter, less than 1% behind last year's pace and down roughly 3% from the second quarter, according to estimates reported by Car Dealership Guy. But the results split sharply by automaker.
Britain Is Falling for Chinese Cars, Led by the "Temu Range Rover"
Britain has embraced Chinese brands more enthusiastically than any other major industrialized economy. Nearly one in six cars sold there in the first half of 2026 carried a Chinese brand, and vehicle imports from China have almost doubled from a year ago.
Gas Cars Just Fell Below Half of Global Sales for the First Time
In the first half of 2026, pure gas-powered vehicles fell below half of global new-vehicle sales for the first time, according to Mobility Global data reported by Car Dealership Guy.
Toyota Is Rewriting Its Marketing Playbook for AI Shoppers
Toyota marketing chief Mike Tripp says AI agents are rapidly replacing traditional search for early vehicle research. Traffic to Toyota.com and other top-of-funnel sites is down about 20%, which Tripp says matches the broader industry.
CarMax's Turnaround Plan Is Already Showing Up in the Numbers
CEO Keith Barr, a former hotel industry executive, took over in March after the board fired longtime CEO Bill Nash. His four-part plan has been in place since June:
This month, GM began building EVs with battery cells made from 100% recycled nickel, cobalt, and manganese, all recovered from its own end-of-life battery packs. Those vehicles, built at Factory Zero in Detroit and Spring Hill Assembly in Tennessee, are now headed to customers.
Farley and Reuss Say Patience Wins, but the Clock Keeps Speeding Up
Paul is pretty sure he puts more thought into his outfit every morning than Jim Farley does. That's about where the comparison ends, though. On Wednesday's show, we dug into what Farley and GM's Mark Reuss told the Automotive News Congress, and both leaders made the same case: stay the course, even when the ground keeps moving.
