A buyer finds what looks like a great deal on a hard-to-locate vehicle, negotiates over email with a dealership that seems entirely legitimate, and wires the money as instructed. Then the buyer shows ...

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Federal Trade Commission notes that unwitting car buyers can send the money, show up at a real dealership, and then they discover that the legitimate dealer has no record of the order or payment.

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has issued an alert warning consumers about a growing scam in which fraudsters create near-perfect clones of legitimate car dealership ...

In an effort to offer dealers the ability to drive potential customers shopping on independent automotive sites directly to a dealership’s website, marketing company Automotive Internet Media has ...

Built on a modern agent harness, Lectrium's first AI agent helps shoppers research vehicles, compare options, and submit high quality leads without leaving the dealer's website. PALO ALTO, Calif., ...

WESTLAKE, Texas, Sept. 29, 2025-- DealerFire, a leading provider of automotive dealership websites and digital marketing solutions, has released a new guide that explores which calls to action (CTAs) ...