Buyers are pushing the auto industry back toward practical comfort, manageable payments, hybrids, and familiar truck power.

Today’s episode breaks down $808 average monthly payments, BEVs slipping to 5.9% market share, hybrids jumping 19.6%, Ford’s leaked F-150 guide bringing back the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 on premium trims, Stivers using Claude AI to lift one store from 12 to more than 100 monthly sales, and GM extending its SAIC joint venture in China for 20 more years.

Today's Key Headlines

~Average monthly new-car payments hit $808

~Battery-electric vehicles slip to 5.9% of the market

~Hybrids rise 19.6% and capture more than 15% market share

~Ford’s leaked F-150 order guide shows the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 returning on King Ranch and Platinum trims

~GM and SAIC extend their China joint venture for anot ...