The wholesale market picked up further last week, outperforming for this time of year, according to Black Book observations. Get analysts' full analysis here.
Black Book: Weekly Market Update
Some automotive segments actually improved last week in a bright midwinter sign that could signal a healthy spring season.
January 27, 2026
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Auto Group Acquires Porsche Rooftop
Family-owned and operated Ed Morse Automotive Group has added Porsche Des Moines to its Iowa locations.
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Lexus Dealership Changes Hands
The addition of a coveted brand, picked up from Penske Automotive, makes 15 total stores for a family-owned auto group in the Northeast.
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EV Sales Slide While Hybrids Climb
California, as usual, led the country in EV registrations in the fourth quarter, but the U.S. as a whole saw a 43% year-over-year volume decrease.
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Dealer Debrief: Safety, Supply & Partnership
In this week's Dealer Debrief, host Lauren Lawrence covers a new safety assessment, current inventory issues, and a new payables process for dealerships.
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2026 EV Sales Start Slow
Most U.S. automakers have experienced a decline in electric-vehicle sales as global and North American sales numbers have dropped year-over-year, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
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Dealer Debrief: Exports, Acquisitions & More
In this week's Dealer Debrief, host Lauren Lawrence covers the top automotive exporter for 2025, a Tennessee dealership acquisition, and leadership changes for software and service provider KPA.
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Mazda Tops in New Safety Assessment
Consumer Reports’ new Safety Verdict ranks vehicles based on federal safety standards, as well as features it believes should be available to all consumers, such as blind-spot warnings.
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February Auto Supply Out of Balance
Automakers and dealers have in some cases overstocked lower-demand tiers, though they demonstrated pricing discipline, according to Cox Automotive, which sees the need for greater inventory balance.
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Dealer Debrief: Robots, Insurance Churn & More
In this week's Dealer Debrief, host Lauren Lawrence covers AI-enhanced robots, auto insurance churn, and transparent dealership pricing.
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BMW Tops U.S. Exports
In 2025 over 400,000 BMW X models were assembled at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, S.C., which is the automaker’s only U.S.-based manufacturing factory.
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