Jaelyn Campbell is a staff writer/reporter for CBT News. She is known to cover the latest developments impacting automotive retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Jaelyn brings a journalistic focus to key trends shaping the retail automotive landscape, including dealership operations, evolving consumer behavior, EV adoption, and executive leadership strategies.
On May 15, an appeals court ruled that Elon Musk couldn't back out of a settlement he made with securities regulators after his 2018 tweets. The tweets assert that he...
On May 16, Stellantis revealed it recalls 219,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide. The company also announced that 132,000 of those recalls occurred in the U.S. and have been identified for...
Customer retention has increasingly become more critical and a more prominent factor when contributing to the success of dealerships today. With more options available to their customers, Boniface Hiers began...
The National Highway of Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, has recalled 67 million airbag inflators due to safety defects. In addition, documents revealed the auto supplier ARC Automotive rejected the U.S....
On May 11, 2023, the Ed Morse Automotive Group announced that it acquired two dealerships in Henry County, Illinois—one in Kewanee and the other in Geneseo.
The dealerships were purchased from...
Inside Automotive
OEMs want to transform the car business: should dealers be worried? - Tim Jackson | CADA
Automakers are pushing for sweeping changes to way vehicles are sold, but how do...
A Ukrainian-born dealer and his business partner have donated a 2010 Honda Ridgeline to the Ukrainian Army.
Serhii Shelep and Eli Reznik, both with Ukrainian roots, are trying to offer the...
On May 11, Swedish EV maker Polestar trimmed its full-year production guidance to between 60,000 and 70,000 vehicles, claiming that its Polestar 3 SUV will be delayed until 2024 due...
Inside Automotive
The pitch-less sales pitch: How successful dealers win over difficult clients — Matt Easton
How do successful salespeople persuade guarded or disinterested car buyers? On this episode of Inside Automotive,...
In today's market, finding an EV in dealers' stock to test-drive and buy is tricky. On May 8, the Sierra Club revealed its latest nationwide study of the EV shopping...