Where Is AI Actually Paying Off for Dealers? RAV4 Crunch, Fed Hike Seen (10.21.26)
Where is AI actually paying off for dealers? Ben Sporn of VIP Auto Group joins us, plus Toyota's RAV4 shortage, a Reuters poll that sees a December Fed hike and NADA's second woman chairman.
Bridget Fitzpatrick and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Ben Sporn, chief marketing officer of VIP Auto Group. Weekdays at 12:00 PM ET.
TODAY'S HEADLINES
Toyota says dealers have just four days' worth of RAV4 inventory, against an industry average of 51 days, after North American production fell 30% through September while the plants retooled for the redesigned 2026 model.
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