Dealerships are trying to rebuild trust before a shopper ever enters the showroom, but the real test still happens when financing, service lanes, and brand strategy collide.

Today’s episode breaks down why raw customer videos now rival personal recommendations, how Upstart’s AI lending model uses 280 data points, why Peter Cooper closed a 40-year body shop, and how UVI’s drive-through inspection systems are scanning 3.5 million vehicles a month.

Today's Key Headlines

~Glow 3D says 88% of customers trust video testimonials like personal recommendations

~Upstart evaluates roughly 280 data points and targets 10-second financing decisions

~A single extra day of delay on a used car can add roughly $1,000 in aging expense

~Peter Cooper Motor Group shut down its 40-year Bognor paint and body center

~UVI syst ...