The Trump administration has announced a 25% tariff on imported passenger vehicles and auto parts — on top of existing duties — potentially reshaping pricing, sourcing and production strategies across the auto industry. The...more
Auto dealers nationwide received good news Monday when the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the CARS Rule, a set of regulations passed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would have imposed cumbersome...more
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U.S. auto dealers have until Jan. 9, 2025 to submit a claim in the recent $129.5 million class action lawsuit settled by CDK Global, LLC (CDK) and The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (Reynolds). The deadline to object to the...more
Scout Motors, an electric vehicle subsidiary of Volkswagen, plans to sell its recently unveiled first two models directly to consumers, much to the dismay of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and automotive...more
Pennsylvania Auto Dealerships will need to follow several new regulations starting August 19, 2024. The regulations, developed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), require dealerships to disclose the following six...more
CDK Global, a key provider of cloud-based software for auto dealerships, suffered a severe ransomware attack this week, disrupting operations for thousands of dealerships across North America. The attack has crippled vital...more