
With tariff headwinds building and EV credits rolling off, U.S. Franchise Auto Dealerships maintain solid momentum on disciplined OEM pricing and balanced inventories; investors often gravitate to Lithia & Driveway (NYSE:LAD) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN).
Rajat Gupta of JPMorgan issued a fresh research note on U.S. franchise auto dealers, arguing the group’s fundamentals remain resilient in the near term, with demand across the board ‘better than feared’.