Jim Henry

Jim Henry is a seasoned reporter with over 25 years of experience in the auto industry. He began his career at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar, before joining the now-defunct Nashville Banner evening newspaper. As a contributor to Forbes, Henry covers Cars & Bikes and is known for his insightful articles on the auto industry. His work often highlights issues surrounding affordability and market trends while addressing potential deceptions and conflicts of interest. In his most recent article, he explored the impact of cyberattacks on U.S. auto sales in June 2024, emphasizing that high interest rates and lack of affordability played a more significant role in the narrow increase in sales than the cyberattack itself.

Biography:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

85%

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  • CDK Global serves over 15,000 auto retail locations in North America
  • High interest rates and lack of affordability are more responsible for the narrow increase in sales than the cyberattack
  • Many sales lost in June may be made up later according to analysts

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

CDK Global Hack Disrupts US Car Dealerships: Potential Loss of 100,000 Vehicle Sales in June

CDK Global Hack Disrupts US Car Dealerships: Potential Loss of 100,000 Vehicle Sales in June

Broke On: Wednesday, 19 June 2024 A ransom event at CDK Global, a software provider for US car dealerships, caused significant disruptions and potential losses of up to 100,000 vehicle sales in June. The attack affected over half of all auto dealerships in the US and left many offline with no clear timeline for restoration. Experts predict a decrease of around 7% in total US new-vehicle sales for June, highlighting the growing threat of cyberattacks and the need for robust cybersecurity measures.