Why Your Dealership Needs a Digital Concierge
So you’ve invested in a digital retailing platform. Now what? Learn how adding a concierge position to your showroom staff can help ensure a smooth and profitable implementation.
February 6, 2020
So you’ve invested in a digital retailing platform. Now what? Learn how adding a concierge position to your showroom staff can help ensure a smooth and profitable implementation.
February 6, 2020
Whatever happened to customer loyalty? Expert shares four proven ways to earn your next customer’s trust — and their repeat sales and service business.
December 26, 2019
The Great Recession put dealers and manufacturers on a bad path. Reclaim grosses by putting the focus back on long-term value and the ownership experience.
December 19, 2019
The digitization of the auto retail and finance industry has helped level the playing field for dealers who are willing to invest in new tools — no matter your size or location.
December 9, 2019
Learn why capturing a younger demographic via new business models, including vehicle subscription services, could require a new mindset for dealers and factories.
November 29, 2019
Your next facility upgrade will be costly and disruptive. Dealership construction and design expert shares five ways to ensure it won’t be disappointing as well.
November 28, 2019
Sales of pre-owned and CPO units show no signs of slowing. Here’s how savvy dealers and F&I professionals are taking advantage.
November 27, 2019
Fleet Forward’s Chris Brown takes an up-close look at the Tesla Cybertruck and asks whether an (almost) indestructible exterior can help it break into the U.S. fleet market.
November 25, 2019
Sales consultants are led to believe great closers are born, not bred. Top trainer disagrees and shares a process you can use to seal more deals — no deception, obfuscation, or tricks required.
October 29, 2019
Expert shares the four essential components dealers should look for in outside training programs for sales and F&I professionals, each of which contributes to improved morale, productivity, and profits.
October 2, 2019
Dealers must find a new unique selling proposition in a market driven by highly informed car buyers who already know your price and are more likely to be swayed by value.
September 30, 2019
Concerns over costs, the customer experience, and intangible benefits have prevented many dealers from competing in the digital sales and F&I arena. Separate fact from fiction with this three-minute read.
September 25, 2019
Dealers see the potential for more sales, higher profits, and improved CSI scores that digital sales and F&I can bring. Your employees fear the loss of job security and the burden of new responsibilities.
September 23, 2019
Reconsider every aspect of your sourcing, reconditioning, marketing, and lead-generation efforts to get the biggest bang for your used-vehicle buck.
September 19, 2019
Once treated as classified information, factory parts data is now shared freely. Opportunistic franchised dealers are seizing the opportunity by selling unneeded inventory to independent repair shops.
September 18, 2019