The United States is the overall second largest vehicle production and sales market in the world. 2017’s sales numbers reached an all-time high of $17.1 million units, with this being...
We've all heard the phrase "Hire for personality, train for skill," but we all know people with great personalities. Does that mean they would make great salespeople? Especially if they're...
F&I managers are immediately at a selling disadvantage compared to the other profit centers in the dealership. They have to sell the products and services that a customer may or...
In 1965 Gordon Moore, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, projected that the processing power of integrated circuits doubles about every two years, thus advancing technology at a pace that...
Both the U.S. Senate and the House recently approved a resolution to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) dealer participation guidance (at this writing, all that remains to rescind...
From our CBT Automotive Studios, Brian Finkelmeyer, Director of Conquest at vAuto, is joined by Chad Kirchhoff, Director of Operations with Tom Wood Auto Group. They discuss a variety of...
Most dealerships have anywhere from 2 to as many as 6 F&I managers depending on volume. When you have that many (or that little), how do you know you are...
How a customer perceives your business is vital to the dealer’s everyday operations. It’s important because customers will be sure to research your business online before they even arrive at...
Our guest today on the CBT Automotive Network has enhanced and transformed his dealership group’s finance and insurance department, but shining the spotlight where more focus was needed. Dan Mason,...
In addition to Daimler AG, other automobile makers have now spoken out against President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. A Bloomberg article published on July 1, 2018 reported that BMW, Ford,...