Dealers

Genesis and its parent-brand Hyundai were the stars of the 2022 New York Auto Show. A stunning Genesis electric concept and new luxury sedan, a refreshed Hyundai Palisade and top awards were among the highlights.

Infiniti’s first-place showing for the week of April 11 was driven largely by news programming. Jesse Watters Primetime, The Rachel Maddow Show and Special Report With Bret Baier were the top three shows delivering Infiniti’s ad impressions, in...

“So much more is digital now,” Jessica Stafford says of car buying. “Customers expect it.”

“Auto consumers expect more online,” says Cars.com CEO Alex Vetter.

To the extent there’s popular support for the “dealers aren’t interested” perception, it’s probably an outdated urban myth from the days when there were hardly any EVs on the market and early EV adopters had a different mindset than today.

“If we want to make a vehicle easy to buy, we must make it easier to sell,” says CDK’s Andy Moss.