Dealer Hacking Nightmare, New Camry, Off-Roading in Luxury

Dealer Hacking Nightmare, New Camry, Off-Roading in Luxury

Author: Consumer Guide Automotive, Tom Appel, Jill Ciminillo June 25, 2024 Duration: 56:20
Jill and Tom are both in studio today. The hosts began the program discussing the week’s big news, a malicious attack on the network of CDK Global, a dealership-services company which provides critical software support for roughly half of the nation’s 30,000 new-car dealers. Down since last week, CDK has not, as of this recording, made public an estimated restoration time/date for the network. Jill shared her impressions of the new-for-2025 Toyota Camry. The nation’s best-selling seda...

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