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FTC dismisses Asbury complaint, Unifor set to strike, Jaguar launches Type 01
Top Stories FTC dismisses Asbury price transparency complaint after 2-year legal fight. Read More Unifor sets strike vote at Stellantis Canada. Read More Jaguar launches $172,000 Type 01 as luxury EV reboot takes shape. Read More Email phishing tops dealership cybersecurity threats, CDK Global finds. Read More Featured interviews How AutoTrust aims to save franchise dealers...
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How AutoTrust aims to save franchise dealers up to 25% on operating costs
As operating costs keep climbing for franchise dealers, a single dealer group has little power to bring them down. But dealers who combine their spending can change that. Joining us on today’s episode of Inside Automotive is Dave Mondragon, Founder and CEO of AutoTrust Dealer Alliance, to take a closer...
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California CARS Act puts new focus on dealer pricingÂ
California dealers are adjusting to one of the biggest changes to the state's car-buying process in nearly two decades. During today's CBT Live segment, Brian Maas, President of the California...
What AI means for the future of dealership headcount
AI will change where dealership employees spend their time more than it will shrink headcount. On today's edition of CBT Live, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI and Author of The Intelligent...
What Carvana’s growth means for traditional franchise dealers
The Carvana-Stellantis relationship is creating concerns among franchise dealers over whether the two companies are operating on a level playing field. On today's CBT Live segment, Len Bellavia, Founding Partner...
Building in-house AI tools for dealership efficiency
On today's edition of CBT Live, Mike Yates, General Manager of BMW of Bridgewater, joins us to discuss how he builds AI tools in-house and keeps his team involved. Adapting...
Dealers face growing FTC exposure as compliance becomes more complex
As the FTC continues to focus on pricing transparency and deceptive advertising, dealers face a compliance environment that is becoming harder to monitor manually. Vince Melkumyan, Founder of Auto AI...
How Tom Wood Auto is fixing the technician shortage by running its own university
Finding skilled technicians and service advisors remains a major fixed ops challenge. So, one dealer group is training its own. On today's edition of CBT Live, Bill Demaree, Corporate Director...
Why real AI adoption means getting the whole team on board
Dealerships keep adding AI tools, but results depend on employees who understand them and help shape how they work. Stores that skip that step risk frustrated staff and a disconnected...
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California CARS Act puts new focus on dealer pricingÂ
California dealers are adjusting to one of the biggest changes to the state's car-buying process in nearly two decades. During today's CBT Live segment, Brian Maas, President of the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), breaks down the recently imposed CARS Act and the operational changes dealers need to make. According...
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Frank Carbone on Holman’s legacy, expansion and the next 100 years
Frank Carbone started out parking cars and changing oil at a Ford store in Fort Lauderdale when he was just a teenager. Today, he oversees nearly 60 dealerships representing 32 brands as President of Retail Automotive at Holman. The company has doubled in size twice in the past 10 years....
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In 1999, I watched a talk by Douglas Engelbart, the man who invented the mouse. He said technology moves on two dimensions. Access is whether you can reach the information, and connectivity is whether it can move once you have it. Everything advances when one of those expands, and at...
