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	APRIL 02, 2025

1.	Fewer Lost Leads with Smart Chatbot Subaru dealer uses AI chat to triple lead engagement. Full article

2.	Cox Automotive Revises Sales Forecast Down Trump’s tariffs will be “highly disruptive,” says Cox’s Jonathan Smoke. Full article

3.	IRS Fixes EV Tax Credit Glitch The Internal Revenue Service has reopened its portal for dealers to submit time-of-sale reports for EVs sold last year, reports USA Today.

4.	Auto Emissions Standards to Loosen Trump tells The Detroit News he'll likely move standards back to 2022 version.

5.	New Study: Vulnerabilities To Automotive Cyber Attacks Rising Cyber-security specialist VicOne is latest to warn that increasing vehicle connectivity, growth of BEVs using public charging infrastructure and AI spawns more vulnerabilities for cyber crooks to exploit. Full article