DGActual Market Brief — Week of August 3, 2026

Q2 earnings are complete. Service is carrying the industry. Used vehicle reconditioning generated 22x more profit growth where it was managed. Three weeks of demand contraction. Toyota factories halted. And 5,718 dealer ratings decoded.

Flash Intel: What the Dealer Earnings Actually Say, the Toyota Halt, and the July SAAR Math

Five publics reported. Lithia's used car operation saved the quarter. Group 1 missed by 12%. Toyota halted three Japan plants with no restart timeline. July SAAR is 16.9M, partially borrowed.