Paige Hodder

Ann Arbor

Reporter at Automotive News

Reporter and photographer in Detroit Currently writing about auto finance for @Automotive_News

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How Baxter Auto Group trained service technicians to keep the AC inside

6 days ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

Blue LED lights light up to indicate that either the heating or air conditioning is running at Baxter Ford Papillion in Nebraska.
Auto lender Ally feels strong amid tariff uncertainty

6 days ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

During its first-quarter earnings call, Ally Financial said it was closely watching automaker and dealer reactions to tariffs, as well as consumer behavior.
Ally Financial's earnings swing to a loss in the first quarter

1 week ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

Ally Financial reported a net income loss of $225 million in the first quarter of 2025.
F&I managers should try out their presentation at the sales desk

1 week ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder
Many Americans planning to buy a car think prices will go up, survey shows

1 week ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

The lender, based in Dallas, in February surveyed roughly 2,200 Americans who make about $53,000 to $161,000 a year.
The auto retail industry is moving on from DEI but not diversity

2 weeks ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

DEI has faced pushbacks in the automotive industry.
Dealers and auto retail vendors are still investing in diversity

2 weeks ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder
Honda, Chevy and Hyundai compete with Tesla for top new EVs in Q4

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

The Honda Prologue came in third, helping to push the Tesla Cybertruck out of the top-five-selling new EVs.
You can sell more F&I products by pitching everything

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

“If you have 0 percent [sales] in a category, you either don’t care about it or you are not asking for it,” said Stephanie Cooper, a coach at iA American Warranty Group.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged; dealers say high rates are still a problem

1 month ago | autonews.com | Paige Hodder

Sixty percent of franchised dealers polled in late January and early February for Cox Automotive’s quarterly Dealer Sentiment Index survey called interest rates a problem for their business. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is shown.

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Paige Hodder

Paige Hodder @ByPaigeHodder

28 Sep 23

RT @Automotive_News: Trump in Michigan: EVs will 'spell the death of the U.S. auto industry' https://t.co/afzOGwOQPR https://t.co/GFxUvMRhsn

Paige Hodder

Paige Hodder @ByPaigeHodder

23 Sep 23

RT @Automotive_News: Workers at 38 GM, Stellantis parts depots join UAW strike, but Ford makes progress https://t.co/DuIo1ByjLn https://t.c…

Paige Hodder

Paige Hodder @ByPaigeHodder

11 Sep 23

RT @Automotive_News: Amid UAW-Detroit 3 negotiations, a call to ‘remember the retirees' https://t.co/cg937SWgM4 https://t.co/Pt194M9rvB