Cox Automotive Report: Dealer Sentiment Weakens as New-Vehicle Sales Outlook Slips
ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2026 – Dealer sentiment weakened modestly in the third quarter as persistent affordability challenges, inflation, elevated interest rates and broader economic uncertainty continued to weigh on the U.S. automotive market, according to the latest Cox Automotive Dealer…
Cox Automotive Partners with Nova Credit to Embed Cash Flow Intelligence into Dealertrack
ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2026 — Cox Automotive and Nova Credit, a leading credit infrastructure and analytics company, today announced a partnership to advance cash flow intelligence in auto lending, starting with the native integration of Nova Credit’s…
VinSolutions Launches Landmark Expansion of AI-Powered, Dealer-Driven Upgrades
ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2026 — VinSolutions, the industry’s number one CRM trusted by thousands of dealerships nationwide, today announced a major wave of platform upgrades, built directly from what dealers have been asking for, and already showing up in dealer…
vAuto Launches Test Drive, New Initiative to Scale and Speed Product Innovations
ATLANTA, Aug. 28, 2026 — vAuto, a Cox Automotive brand and leading provider of inventory management and pricing solutions for automotive dealers, announces the availability of vAuto Test Drive for dealers to preview and test emerging product innovations and provide…
Cox Automotive Forecast: August New-Vehicle Sales Pace Expected to Top 16 Million for Sixth Straight Month
ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2026 – August new-vehicle sales are expected to finish on a similar pace as last month, revealing a market that continues to shrug off economic uncertainty. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales, or SAAR, is expected…
Cox Automotive Celebrates Technical Excellence at 2026 Top Tech Finals
ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2026 – Cox Automotive recently concluded its 2026 Top Tech Finals in Nashville, Tenn., bringing together top technicians from Cox Fleet and Manheim for the company’s annual skills competition recognizing technical excellence across the organization. This year’s…
New Cox Automotive AI in Auto Retail Tracker Finds Growing Gap Between Dealers and AI-Powered Car Shoppers
ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2026 – While 82% of dealers report using AI, many have yet to align with how consumers are shopping, particularly in vehicle search, where disruption is well underway. That’s according to the new Cox Automotive AI in…
Cox Automotive Introduces Secure Vehicle Transfer to Close a Critical Industry Gap in Vehicle Transport Security
Launching first through Central Dispatch, the new digital credentialing process brings verification, accountability and control to vehicle transfers — helping establish a new standard for the transport industry. ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2026 – Cox Automotive today launched Secure Vehicle Transfer,…
Central Dispatch Enhances AI-Powered Pricing Intelligence to Be More Responsive to Rapidly Shifting Vehicle Transport Market
New updates to Price Check Plus help shippers and carriers navigate faster-changing pricing conditions with real-time market intelligence. ATLANTA, July 21, 2026 – Cox Automotive’s Central Dispatch, which operates the industry’s largest automotive logistics marketplace, has enhanced its AI-powered Price…
Cox Automotive Awards $10,000 NIADA Foundation Scholarship to Northwood University Student Mallorie Hollenbeck
ATLANTA, June 23, 2026 – Cox Automotive today announced that Mallorie Hollenbeck, a student at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, has been named the 2026 recipient of the $10,000 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) Foundation Northwood University Scholarship, presented…
Cox Automotive Completes Acquisition of Fullpath
Fullpath’s Customer Data Platform and agentic AI capabilities immediately integrate with Cox Automotive’s Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book first- and third-party data, creating the most connected ecosystem in automotive retail. ATLANTA, June 1, 2026 — Cox Automotive today announced the completion…
Central Dispatch Expands Carrier App to Enable End-to-End Load Management from the Road
New enhancements build on the app’s evolution beyond inspections, adding in-app load search of the industry’s largest automotive logistics marketplace, eBOL management and detailed invoicing. ATLANTA, April 28, 2026 — For auto transportation carriers, the road is the office—and Central…
Cox Automotive to Acquire Fullpath, Bringing AI-Native Data and Marketing Infrastructure to the Industry’s Largest Dealer Network
Agreement to acquire Fullpath adds Customer Data Platform, marketing automation, and AI capabilities to the Cox Automotive portfolio – giving dealers a unified platform to compete in an AI-driven retail environment. ATLANTA – April 23, 2026 – Cox Automotive today…
Across Wholesale Operations, Dealership Workflows and EV Batteries, Cox Automotive Leads on Sustainability
ATLANTA, April 21, 2026 — This Earth Day, Cox Automotive is highlighting five ways sustainability shows up across the vehicle journey, from reusing water at its wholesale automotive operating locations and generating solar power, to recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries…
Cox Automotive Welcomes Jeff Jones to Lead the Next Chapter of Connected Retail
The rules of automotive retail have been rewritten. Consumer expectations have shifted faster than most of the industry has been able to respond, and Cox Automotive has been at the forefront of that shift — building the tools, experiences, and…