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Industryby StaffApril 5, 2022

Auto Dealership Buy/Sell Transactions Soar in 2021 with Record Dealership Valuations, Revenue, and Profits, Accelerating Industry Consolidation

Unprecedented 383 transactions completed in 2021, representing 830 franchises, nearly three times the pre-pandemic average, according to The Blue Sky Report by Kerrigan Advisors.

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Digitalby StaffApril 4, 2022

Global Automakers Earmark Nearly US$600bn for EVs Over Next Decade

Broadly, the investments announced focus on the development of production facilities, technology, EV batteries, new product and securing future raw material supply, and autonomous vehicle development.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 4, 2022

Auto Retail Buy-Sell Activity Explodes

The report explains how dealership profits have tripled along with demand from dealership groups that want to acquire more stores.

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Complianceby StaffMarch 31, 2022

Consumer Groups Commend General Motors’ Commitment to Ensure Vehicles Offered on GM’s New CarBravo Used Car Platform Are Free from Unrepaired Safety Recall Defects

Currently, the only industry in America that openly accepts the selling of unsafe recalled products to the public is the auto industry.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 31, 2022

iA American Introduces The 15-Minute F&I Turn and New Las Vegas Training Facility

An iA American exclusive, The 15-Minute F&I Turn reduces the time required to complete the F&I process to 15 minutes or less.

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Dealer Opsby StaffMarch 30, 2022

Biden Administration to Unveil Tougher Fuel Economy Standards

The new standards will reverse the Trump Administration’s rollback of U.S. regulations aimed at improving gas mileage and cutting tailpipe pollution.

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Dealer Opsby StaffMarch 30, 2022

China’s Zero COVID Policy Threatens Global Auto Production

China’s Covid-Zero policy could cause global vehicle production to lose 2% of growth in 2022, equivalent to about 1.5 million units.

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Auto Financeby StaffMarch 29, 2022

Black Book: Market Insights

While there are new stories of supply chain disruptions popping up daily, it is evident that some new inventory is hitting franchise dealers’ lots as more off-lease vehicles make their way to the auction lanes.

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Auto Financeby StaffMarch 29, 2022

Cox Automotive March Forecast: Slow March Auto Sales to Cap Weakest Q1 in a Decade

March U.S. auto sales, when reported on Friday, will show a notable drop from last March as the market remains significantly constrained by lack of supply.

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Dealer Opsby StaffMarch 29, 2022

Dealership Numbers Fall as Throughput Increases

Throughput increased in 2021 as U.S. light-vehicle sales rose to nearly 14.75 million vehicles, according to dealership census.

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