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Improve Operations in 2023 With Innovative DMS Tech Trends

From Sales and Marketing, to Service and F&I—dealers are constantly adopting, updating, and enhancing their digital tools. In the midst of all this innovation, it can be easy to overlook the technology at the core of every dealership—the DMS. Several trends within the DMS space have the potential to provide impressive benefits to the bottom line of dealerships that embrace change and the need for new updates relating to this core piece of technology.

Customer Satisfaction Higher at Local Dealerships Than Factory-direct Models

Pied Piper Management Company research shows local new car and truck dealerships outperform factory direct sales in customer satisfaction.

Subaru, Lexus Best Competitors in Reputation Survey

Meanwhile, AutoNation, Hendrick Automotive Group top public, private rankings.

Toyota, Honda Dealers Top Temkin’s 2018 Customer Experience Ratings

Auto dealers tied for 12th out of 20 industries ranked in the eighth edition of Temkin Group’s Customer Experience Ratings. Ford and Mercedes-Benz dealers also earned top rankings.

There’s No ‘I’ in Team

His Madness shares a story of how good, old-fashioned customer care will always trump some algorithm or digital retailing tool.

5 Habits of Highly Successful Sales Professionals

Sales trainer reviews the five fundamentals that separate mediocre salespeople from the true professionals.

How to Lose a Customer

The editor shares a story of good intentions gone wrong. He believes there’s a learning lesson for all, including himself.

Mazda Launches New Website to Address Recall Completions

On Tuesday, Mazda North American Operations launched the Mazda Recall Information Center as part of an effort increase recall completions. The new website is only part of the company's initiative to ensure recalls are completed quickly and efficiently.

Driver Satisfaction Improves for 16 Automotive Brands, ACSI Reports

Among the 24 automotive brands tracked by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, 16 showed improvement and five showed declines. Three of those declines came from premium brands, the most notable being Volkswagen.

Infiniti Dealers Ranked Highest In Treatment of Customers

Infiniti dealerships treat its customers best, at least according to the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking study. Now in its 10th year, the study measures how car shoppers are treated at the dealership.