In today’s car-buying climate, the necessity to shift a new car off the lot has never been greater.
New sales are now falling below expectations to 2015 levels despite generous incentives,...
Charles W. Gilchrist, President of the Weatherford, Texas Southwest Ford auto group, was voted to be the 2018 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) vice chairman by the 63-person board on...
A statement we often hear from companies that study the Automotive Industry is that we need to “Modernize the Dealership Sales Experience!” Perhaps this is accurate but it should quickly...
The National Insurance Crime Bureau has reported that Hurricane Harvey is responsible for nearly 270,000 vehicle insurance claims. Nearly 70,000 more were caused by Hurricane Irma. These vehicles are starting...
Many Are Still Not Sold On The Safety Of Autonomous Vehicles
Imagine a morning commute where instead of keeping a close watch on the traffic around you, your car picked up...
Decades ago, most people were only exposed to advertisements on television screens, magazines, billboards. In the span of the past twenty years, the way companies reach out to consumers has...
This article was originally posted in the September Issue of Car Biz Today Magazine.
New-car sales may have been down this year, six percent at the end of July, says Kelley...
Sometimes, we all need a bit of a pick-me-up. Something to keep us going when the coffee gets cold, work piles up and burnout becomes ever-present. It is so easy...
Many problems that dealerships struggle with have already been solved by other types of businesses. Reducing defective products in manufacturing firms (and in service industries) greatly lowers warranty costs. In...
Managing a service department by looking only at your monthly financial reports can be like driving a car with your eyes closed. You don’t see the real numbers that determine...