TSLA408.90017.9%
GM83.7701.66%
F15.0000.1%
RIVN16.8400.49%
CYD56.560-0.2%
HMC26.9700.27%
TM178.4501.29%
CVNA69.4402.93%
PAG172.4901.47%
LAD291.9503.11%
AN185.830-1.89%
GPI316.6505.65%
ABG193.4602.48%
SAH82.6900.53%
TSLA408.90017.9%
GM83.7701.66%
F15.0000.1%
RIVN16.8400.49%
CYD56.560-0.2%
HMC26.9700.27%
TM178.4501.29%
CVNA69.4402.93%
PAG172.4901.47%
LAD291.9503.11%
AN185.830-1.89%
GPI316.6505.65%
ABG193.4602.48%
SAH82.6900.53%
TSLA408.90017.9%
GM83.7701.66%
F15.0000.1%
RIVN16.8400.49%
CYD56.560-0.2%
HMC26.9700.27%
TM178.4501.29%
CVNA69.4402.93%
PAG172.4901.47%
LAD291.9503.11%
AN185.830-1.89%
GPI316.6505.65%
ABG193.4602.48%
SAH82.6900.53%

2 entrepreneurial lessons car dealers can apply to acquire more used vehicles – Randy Kobat | Cox Automotive

Today on Inside Automotive, we’re pleased to welcome Randy Kobat, Vice President of Operations at Cox Automotive, to talk to us about used vehicle inventory acquisition, how dealers can win in this area, and we’ll also learn about his plans for the upcoming NADA Show.

This year, Kobat will be speaking at the Dealer Learning Lab located at Booth #1911W, next to the NADA Pavilion in the West Expo Hall. Catch his presentation titled “How Dealers Reinvented Used-Vehicle Acquisition” from 10:00-10:20 a.m. on March 12.

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