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The FTC Is Coming After Car Dealers With a 112-Year-Old Law. Here's How a Payday Lender Made It Possible.
A Kansas City race car driver accidentally handed the FTC its most powerful tool against car dealers. A 112-year-old law, a unanimous Supreme Court ruling, 86,000 consumer complaints, and 97 warning letters. Here is the full story.
Signal Intel · June 2, 2026
Loan terms stretch to 35.55%. Payment wall hits 1 in 5 buyers. Used prices up $870 in a month. 419K Jeep recall hits service lanes June 11. Credit splits into two markets.
DGActual FY 2026 SAAR Forecast
Total SAAR 16.1M, retail SAAR 14.8M in May. Our model projects Q3 base at 15.9M total / 14.2M retail as pull-forward fades and sentiment sits at 49.8. Adverse scenario: 14.4M total / 12.7M retail.
The Oil Your Service Drive Runs On Is Disappearing
6 min read · Signal Intel · May 27, 2026 # The Synthetic Oil Shortage Is a Service Lane Problem. Act Accordingly. Your
Signal Intel · May 26, 2026
3 min read · Signal Intel · May 26, 2026 Rates are stuck. Credit is stressed. Trucks just got a little tighter.
29 Million. One Pipeline. Almost Nobody Is Running It.
5 min read · Signal Intel · May 2026 29 million open campaigns, a new federal advisory category, and the most reliable
The Customer Didn’t Come Alone
What dealers should actually do when AI enters the showroom This article is meant to start a better conversation, not
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