Consumers, salespeople and lenders are treating cars a lot like houses during the last financial crisis: by piling on debt to such a degree that it often exceeds the car’s value, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read more

National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) data offers a good reason for television sales reps to be hopeful about the key ad category. Read more

Driven in part by billions spent on political ads, local advertising revenue in the U.S. will jump 5.8 percent to $161.3 billion in 2020, up from $152.5 billion this year. Read more