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The last 100 days have felt like quite a year. The car business effectively shut down in March, however as of May, some dealers are seeing record numbers of used...
Amidst COVID-19 concerns domestic automakers from Ford to Dodge to GMC are debating whether to post-pone their highly anticipated product announcements or to debut them in an online setting. Following...
Welcome to the Weekly Automotive Market Update with anchor Bridget Fitzpatrick. This week, new car sales ended up at a retail SAAR of 11.77, compared to 13.12 at this same...
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Recently, Autotrader announced the Best Non-Luxury and Luxury Certified Pre-Owned Programs for 2020. Since today’s car shoppers are focused on value and affordability, CPO is a perfect option for a...
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Recent CBT News MarketCenter powered by LotLinx data has found that the 2020 SAAR as of July 14, 2020, is 11,217,969 units, compared to 13,127,953 at this time last year....
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For the first time since California’s shelter-in-place order back in March, automotive retail expert David Kain is back on the road visiting and consulting Joe Cooper Auto Group through the...
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New Jersey dealer group Nielsen Automotive is reporting year over year growth for their seven dealerships in the Newark area, thanks to pent up demand. According to digital marketing manager...
On today’s show, we’re so pleased to welcome Dan Banister, Owner of Banister Nissan of Chesapeake and Banister Nissan of Norfolk in Virginia. In this segment, Dan and Jim tackle...
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As macroeconomic conditions begin to stabilize and consumers slowly resume their pre-pandemic lives, a lot of auto retail markets saw an uptick in sales over the course of May and...
Today's Featured Interview:
Ohio Dealer Chris Marhofer Discusses Used-Car Inventory Strategy
In the midst of the uncertainty of COVID-19, many businesses are just looking for ways to get by. For Chris Marhofer,...