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
Cox Automotive Rates & Incentives now features automated data input, dynamic transaction templates, and advertised specials, all designed to deliver data faster and with improved accuracy.
September 10, 2019
The big box revolution has irrevocably altered the retail landscape. Carvana’s success has dealers wondering whether auto retail could be next.
August 22, 2019
A ‘revolutionary’ Seattle startup was founded to help auto dealers adapt to the unique shopping habits and showroom demands of millennial and Gen Z buyers.
June 22, 2019
Unleash the power of your CRM by building your sales and marketing initiatives around clean customer data. Data quality expert walks you through the assessment, prevention, and remediation phases.
June 12, 2019
Flick Fusion reports consumer views of full-motion walkaround videos grew at a 20% clip in Q1, outpacing stitched-photo videos and accounting for 18% of all inventory video views.
June 4, 2019
Cox Automotive’s 2019 Car Buyer Journey report finds consumers are spending less time in dealerships and in the market, accelerating the decisionmaking process as a growing affordability gap continues to threaten new-vehicle sales.
April 16, 2019
Dealer tech expert has a process for converting your new-car operation into an Amazon-like online marketplace.
July 3, 2018
Industry Summit’s executive panel convened to discuss and debate the effects of Hurricane Harvey, the status of the used-car and subprime markets, the GM mandate, and the digitization of the F&I process.
December 4, 2017
The expected regulatory rollback, plateauing sales, rising interest rates, and the push to change the in-dealership experience clouds the F&I industry’s future, EFG Companies said today. Four of the firm's executives offered their predictions for 2017.
January 31, 2017
Based on new-vehicle registration data collected by Experian Automotive, industry sales have returned to prerecession levels. Crossover utility vehicles and the state of California have led the way, accounting for 23.9% and 11.8% of all new-vehicle registrations, respectively.
December 15, 2015
In a joint press conference preceding the Los Angeles Auto Show, representatives from the NADA and J.D. Power spoke on the current state of auto retailing and delivered their 2016 new- and used-vehicle sales predictions.
November 19, 2015
The Volkswagen brand, still suffering from the diesel emissions scandal, was the only brand to show a dip in average transaction prices.
November 3, 2015
Kelley Blue Book announced the finalists for the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, which honors the top new model-year vehicle choices in the U.S. market.
October 13, 2015
For the third year in a row, Costco is teaming with General Motors on a winter Holiday Sales Event that will offer members saving on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. The event runs from Oct. 2 through Jan. 4, 2016
October 1, 2015