Automotive news and trends

Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles
Mobile // October 20, 2026

Automaker General Motors has begun offering Apple Wallet car key support in some vehicles. The integration went into effect last month, and was flagged Monday (Oct. 9) in a report on the website MacRumors. It applies to select Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicle models, with other General Motors (GM) models to...

Billing Friction Puts $12.3 Billion in Auto-Loan Payments at Risk
Loans // October 13, 2026

Auto lenders are entering a period in which collections performance will depend on more than identifying borrowers who are falling behind. They also must account for what happens between the monthly statement and the receipt of payment. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s “Quarterly...

Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices
Economy // October 07, 2026

New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue to exhibit declining sentiment amid high interest rates and gas prices. Cox says it has lowered the year-end outlook for...

Auto Dealers Pull Banking Into Their Operating Software
Transportation // October 06, 2026

Dealer management systems house the information tied to the operation’s financial activity. Customer balances, repair orders, vendor invoices and accounting records can originate there even when the payment itself moves through a bank or another provider. More of the payment process is now being connected...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nissan Turns Factory AI Into a Comeback Strategy

June 09, 2026
Nissan is deploying artificial intelligence simultaneously inside its factories to cut production downtime and worker injuries, as well as inside its vehicles to reach autonomous driving at scale. The company bets that AI infrastructure is the fastest path back to growth. At its Canton, Mississippi, plant, which employs 3,200 workers and builds the Frontier pickup […]

Mercedes and Nvidia Redesign Cars Around Machine Judgment

January 07, 2026
At CES 2026 this week, automakers and suppliers showed vehicles designed with the assumption that humans will not always be driving, shifting attention from driver-assist features toward software that increasingly...

Earnings Tariff Tally Headlined by Shein, Aston Martin, Levi Strauss and More

October 15, 2025
The tit-for-tat of global tariffs is back on. That reality is shifting profits around and increasingly off companies’ balance sheets. The trade spat with China is itself back on as...

Agentic AI Rewrites the Auto Buying Playbook From Lot to Bot

September 04, 2025
Watch more: Agentic AI Is Rewriting the Auto Buying Playbook From Lot to Bot Although buying a car is often a milestone, it’s rarely a fun experience for the buyer....

Quick Reads
America’s Car-Mart Considers Sale as Inflation Hits Subprime Borrowers

October 20, 2026
Used car dealer and subprime lender America’s Car-Mart and its lenders are in talks for a sale that would allow the company to continue running, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing unnamed sources. The discussions center on a deal that would happen through a Chapter 11 process or a shareholder vote, though no decision has been made, […]

Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles

October 20, 2026
Automaker General Motors has begun offering Apple Wallet car key support in some vehicles. The integration went into effect last month, and was flagged Monday (Oct. 9) in a report on the website MacRumors. It applies...

Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices

October 07, 2026
New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue to exhibit declining sentiment amid...

Higher-Tech Cars Drive Up Repair Costs for Mechanics and Consumers

October 04, 2026
As automotive technology evolves, cars are getting more and more expensive to repair. That’s because repair shops are being forced to spend more on software and calibration equipment, expenses that...