Dealer Sentiment Slips as Ford Faces China Pressure

Automotive Under 5, by AUTONOMi · Sep 9, 2026 · 4m

Dealer sentiment just turned lower, and Cox Automotive's own survey says so. That is this morning's most-filed story, and it lands the same week Jaguar Land Rover's four-thousand job cuts get confirmed and Ford draws direct pressure from Washington over its business ties to Chinese firms. Auto Remarketing tracks a run of dealer group expansion, from Lithia's new Texas store to Dilawri's Audi build in British Columbia. Motor Trader covers a wave of UK platform launches, from Apple Pay reservations to a new VW Financial used-car site. None of it changes what a Monday morning at the store looks…