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	JUNE 11, 2025

1.	From Dashboard to Destination: Why Dealers Matter in the In-Car Tech Revolution As vehicles evolve into mobile entertainment hubs, dealers must become trusted guides – helping shoppers unlock emotional, personalized, and safe tech experiences behind the wheel. Full article

2.	Industry Voices \| Auto Shows Aren’t Dead — They’ve Just Moved Down the Funnel Auto shows are shedding their glitzy, media-centric past and reclaiming their true purpose: driving mid- to lower-funnel engagement. Full article

3.	President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on all cars imported to the United States has sent ripples through the global automotive industry. Digital Dealer analyzes how auto shipments to the U.S. plummeted by 72.3% in May compared to the same month last year due to tariffs.

4.	New Partnership to Boost Tech Education AutoDealerToday details the partnership between ASE Education Foundation and the National Coalition of Certification Centers.

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WardsAuto Podcast: Casualties of Trump Tariffs with S&P Global's “Mr. Tariff” Michael Robinet

Trump Admin. tariffs have created chaos in financial markets, and in the auto industry as manufacturing and supply chain strategies are being upended with no real notice, and companies are seeing their tax bills soar.