Paige Hodder is a reporter at Automotive News. She covers automotive retail with a particular focus on finance and insurance, as well as topics related to car dealerships, manufacturing, industrial vehicles, and electric vehicles. Paige's work has been featured in Civil Eats, Crain's Detroit Business, Mackinac Island Town Crier, Ad Age, and Automotive News.
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Paige Hodder's articles predominantly focus on the automotive industry, with a significant emphasis on private sector announcements and expert commentary. She appears to be interested in topics such as dealership culture, vehicle safety, electric vehicles (EVs), and notable incidents within the industry.
To effectively reach out to Paige, consider providing insights or commentary related to changes in dealership operations due to EV transitions, advancements in vehicle safety features or innovations that could impact the automotive industry. Additionally, offering expertise on topics like leasing trends and their impact on the market might also catch her attention.
As she doesn't have a specified geographic focus, pitches should aim for broad relevance rather than being limited by specific regions.
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By: Paige Hodder
Nissan stores changed hands in California, Texas and Alabama.
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe, Paige Hodder
Dealership buy-sell deals rose 31 percent in Q1 2026 to 94 transactions, with California the most active state and Chevrolet stores the most traded. Public retailers sold more than they bought.
By: Paige Hodder
AutoNation said it expects the acquired Toyota store to generate $200 million in annual revenue.
By: Paige Hodder
Auto retailers should email andatacenter@autonews with their group name, headquarters address and at least one contact at the company.
The 2026 Automotive list of the top 100 U.S, dealership groups based in the U.S.ranked by F&I revenue demonstrates the best performers are deploying standardized training and platform directors to boost business, with some seeing gains of more than 80 percent year over year through consistent processes.
By: Paige Hodder
Automotive News published its 2026 list of the top 100 dealership groups based in the U.S. as ranked by F&I revenue — the second ever edition of the ranking.
By: Paige Hodder
Automotive News tracks and consistently updates U.S. franchised dealership buy-sell transactions.
By: Paige Hodder
Professional athletes including retired Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser, race car driver Joey Logano and former college football coach Nick Saban buy into dealerships. They leverage celebrity appeal to compete regionally and build trust with communities while partnering with experienced operators.
Automotive News published four dealership rankings for 2026, showing how top groups compete on new sales, used vehicles, service revenue and F&I performance as affordability pressures reshape retail strategies.
By: Paige Hodder
The industry is aware of the growing transport fraud threat and is developing countermeasures, but scammers are evolving their technological strategies to disguise their identity further online, experts say.
