Episode · Thursday, September 3, 2026 · 4:30
Volvo's Sales Slide Hits Its Own Tech Hub
Volvo's sales are down seven point four percent globally, and the company just closed its own flagship tech hub to help pay for it. That's the kind of connected story a five minute brief exists for. Honda is asking suppliers for price cuts steep enough to make any fixed-ops director nervous, and CBT News says Kia just set a sales record with no number attached yet. Auto Remarketing tracks three more dealer buy-sell moves and a marketing study aimed at where dealer ad dollars actually go, while Automotive News lays out exactly which two brands take the biggest hit if Canada's tariff proposal on vehicles goes through. None of it waits for your allocation sheet to catch up.
In this episode
- FTC warns buyers on fake dealership sites and payment scamsCBT News
- Kia America sets all-time monthly sales recordCBT News
- FTC warns of fake dealership websites, Hyundai plans international Amazon Auto expansion, Volvo global sales fallCBT News
- Volvo cost saving prompts flagship tech hub closureAutomotive Dive
- Kia America sets all-time monthly sales recordCBT News
- GreatWater Acquires Clutch Automotive - Modern Tire DealerUS auto industry (GN)
- Utah-based dealership group acquires CDJR and GMC stores in IdahoAutomotive Dive
- Carvana to add Inspection and Reconditioning Center capabilities to ADESA Brasher’sAuto Remarketing
- Harvard student, former GM ad art director leads research on dealership ad spendAuto Remarketing
- Cox Automotive uses dealer feedback again for VinSolutions upgradesAuto Remarketing
