Retail

The latest news updates on the retail segment of the automotive industry.
CategoryScout
Calif. dealers threaten legal action to block Scout Motors’ direct to consumer sales
The California New Car Dealers Association says legislation from 2024 prohibits Scout Motors' plan to sell direct to consumer in the state.
ImageCalif. dealers threaten legal action to block Scout Motors’ direct to consumer sales
CategoryBest Practices
Dealership’s outreach method boosts Internet closing ratio
ImageDealership’s outreach method boosts Internet closing ratio
CategoryFinal Assembly
Mitsubishi dealer known for viral ads retires after brain injury
ImageMitsubishi dealer known for viral ads retires after brain injury
CategoryBuy-Sell
Sheehy Auto adds Toyota and Volvo dealerships to expand in mid-Atlantic
ImageSheehy Auto adds Toyota and Volvo dealerships to expand in mid-Atlantic
Gentex plans to acquire automotive and consumer electronics company Voxx for $196 million
Open Roads adds Best Dealerships To Work For store to portfolio
Honda explores Nissan merger with Foxconn also in hunt for stake, report says
Capital One: More than half of auto customers do ‘soft’ credit pull
F&I data: EV leasing continued to surge in Q3
F&I tip: Don’t use AI for something a person should do in F&I
Technicians continue to sour on job, survey shows
Former dealership employee to serve 18-month prison sentence for fraudulent lift kit selling scheme
Dealerships relearn how to sell tires
More EVs set to infuse used market, auctions in 2026 as leases mature
Lexus from golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest goes to auction
Carvana leverages ADESA real estate to amplify its used-car reconditioning, customer reach