Carleton’s Tim Yalich urges dealers and finance sources to face the “critical reality” of the complexity, challenges and profitability risk that underlies lease payment calculations. +
Ford has followed General Motors by unwinding a program intended to claim expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credits for future customers under pressure from U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno. +
Executives say increased financing options with familiar partners will help Amazon-partnered Hyundai dealers reach more used car buyers and sell more F&I products. +
GM tells Bloomberg the factory will replace the expired $7,500 federal EV tax credit with $6,000 in “lease support” cash following unrelated reports of a similar move at Stellantis. +
Tesla delivered 497,099 units to U.S. buyers and lessees in Q3, setting a single-quarter record as the clock ran out on the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. +
Automotive News reports Ford and General Motors have been working with dealers to secure an unknown number of $7,500 federal tax credits for EV shoppers before they expire. +
A 31% jump in EV lease penetration helped drive front-end gross on new lease deals into negative territory for the first time since 2020, according to the latest StoneEagleDATA report. +
Fullpath reports the majority of car buyers and lessees are comfortable with AI and a partial or fully online transaction, raising expectations for a seamless dealership experience. +
Ford has dropped its national “From America, For America” employee discount campaign in favor of a new incentive: zero percent financing for 48 months with zero down and zero due for 90 days. +
More than 1,700 New Yorkers who bought out leases arranged at eight Nissan dealerships will get a share of a $3.2 million settlement the dealers reached with Attorney General Letitia James. +
