DAILY ROUNDUP | AUG 05 | Ford Rental -96%, Used EVs 120K, AI Fraud 21x, $739 Ads
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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…
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