The dealership business is moving away from volume-at-any-cost and toward specialized trust, lifetime service retention, and fraud defense.

Today’s episode breaks down Ford slashing rental sales by 96%, dealers spending $739 in advertising per vehicle sold, used EV sales hitting 120,000 units in a quarter, expert EV dealers turning inventory in 30 days, and AI-driven auto-loan fraud losses running 21 times higher than credit card fraud.

Today's Key Headlines

~Ford intentionally cuts rental sales by 96% while refocusing on F-Series profit

~Dealers spend an average $739 in advertising per vehicle sold

~Retained customer acquisition costs fall to roughly $180 to $235

~Used EV retail sales hit 120,000 units in a single quarter

~Auto-lending fraud losses are now 21 times higher than credit card fraud