# @asotu on YouTube

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-05T13:58:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ASOTU | More Than Cars (@asotu) — https://gondola.cc/asotu

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Episode #1415: Today we’re tracking margin pressure across the largest dealer groups, Lithia’s behind-the-scenes push to improve affordability and efficiency, and LinkedIn’s new user-powered effort to clean AI slop out of the feed.

https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/gross-profit-per-unit-drops-for-top-retailers-in-q2
Average gross profit per unit softened across the largest public dealer groups in Q2, but the story isn’t all bad. New-vehicle grosses came under pressure, while used vehicles provided a sturdier profit lane and June sales helped the quarter finish with more momentum than many expected.
- All eight top dealer groups posted year-over-year declines in new-vehicle gross profit per unit. Lithia fell $288 to $2,728, while Penske dropped $527 but still led the group at $4,374.
- Lithia remained the volume heavyweight, generating $9.8 billion in revenue across 467 stores and retailing more than 104,000 new and 106,000 used vehicles.
- Used-vehicle performance held up better. Asbury improved used gross by $281 per unit, while Lithia gained $107.
- Dealers are leaning more heavily on street purchases as used demand stays strong, but fewer new sales mean fewer trade-ins and less dependable used inventory.
- Stephens analyst Jeff Lick said, “Q2 was a lot better than Q1, and the economy is holding up.”

https://www.wardsauto.com/news/despite-record-revenues-lithia-works-behind-the-scenes-on-customer-afforda/826861/
Lithia Motors posted record second-quarter revenue, but the megadealer is treating affordability like an operational challenge, not just a pricing problem. The company is rolling out new technology, consolidating management roles and expanding remote F&I while leaning on fixed operations and finance to deepen customer relationships.
- Lithia reported record consolidated Q2 revenue of $9.8 billion, up 2.2%, although same-store revenue declined 1.6% to $9.2 billion.
- New-vehicle gross profit per unit fell 11.1% to $2,718, while used-vehicle gross improved 6.3% to $2,019.
- Lithia is preparing to deploy Pinewood.AI’s dealership management system across its U.S. stores and is combining some leadership roles across sales and fixed operations.
- Remote F&I is operating in roughly a dozen stores, offering potential labor savings while giving customers and employees more flexibility.
- Aftersales generated 42.2% of gross profit, while Driveway Finance reached 18% penetration of all U.S. units sold. CEO Bryan DeBoer said, “If we can service our customer’s car for 10 years rather than three to five years, we all win a lot more.”

https://www.fastcompany.com/91584892/linkedins-new-anti-slop-button-is-coming-to-every-platform
LinkedIn is adding an “AI slop” flag that lets users report low-quality, AI-generated posts. The feedback will help the platform retrain its detection models and improve what appears in users’ feeds.
- The new option appears in the three-dot menu on every post.
- LinkedIn says it is targeting repetitive, low-value content—not AI use itself.
- A recent study found LinkedIn accounted for most flagged AI-written long-form posts across several major platforms.
- The company says it catches hundreds of thousands of automated comments daily and has blocked billions of automation attempts.
- Other platforms are likely to follow with similar tools, giving users more control while creating new moderation challenges.

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| Rob Downes | @designedbydownes | https://gondola.cc/designedbydownes | Senior Social Media Manager |
| Rob Downes | @designedbydownes | https://gondola.cc/designedbydownes | Creator |
| Rob Downes | @designedbydownes | https://gondola.cc/designedbydownes | Creative |

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