The automotive industry experienced sluggish sales and low declines in the first two months of 2018. Many were beginning to wonder how the rest of the year would shape up...
March kicked off a critical spring selling season for US light-vehicles. Auto sales rose by 6.4 percent, which was the biggest year-over-year increase since Feb. 2016. Overall, light-vehicle sales are...
BMW will begin its first analysis of vehicle subscription services beginning next week. This new subscription program —called “Access ” will use a Sonic Automotive store in Nashville as its pilot...
There are many calendar holidays that can be utilized as sales opportunities by dealerships. Mega Fourth of July sales, Labor Day weekend sales, and Thanksgiving sales immediately come to mind....
GM has announced that it will no longer report monthly sales. Effective 4/3/18, the automaker will now issue quarterly reports instead. Quarterly reports will be available upon the close of...
Whether you're a 10- or 100-employee dealership organization, ongoing improvement is the name of the game. Businesses are not static. Your business is either on an upward track or it...
Encino Motorcars vs. Navarro Case: Supreme Court Rules Service Advisers are Exempt from OvertimeOn Monday the supreme court ruled that service advisers are salesmen and therefore exempt from overtime requirements....
If you think back 20-30 years ago, almost every dealership had a body shop. Customers brought their cars to the dealer’s body shop because of the perceived quality of service,...
It used to be that a dealer’s only competition was the dealer down the road. This is no longer the case. We are all aware that the internet has shrunk...
Automotive is the second highest media spending industry in the U.S. and this spending shows no signs of slowing down. NADA data recently found that mass market dealerships spend 8.9%...