Are Auto Sales on the Road to Recovery? Cox Automotive’s Industry Analysts Weigh In
As part of our ongoing coverage of the Coronavirus, we’re pleased to welcome three of Cox Automotive’s top industry economists and analysts including Jonathan Smoke, Charlie Chesbrough, and Zo Rahim. In this segment, the panel discusses how things have progressed over the past month,...
Kevin Tynan, Bloomberg Senior Automotive Analyst, Shares His Industry Insight
As part of our continuing coverage of the Coronavirus, we’re pleased to welcome Kevin Tynan, Senior Automotive Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. In this segment, Kevin and Jim discuss struggles facing the auto industry due to the Coronavirus and predictions moving forward.
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How Dealers Can Get Funding to Survive This Crisis and Thrive During the Recovery – Sean Wolfington, Tech Entrepreneur
As part of our continuing Coronavirus coverage, we’re pleased to welcome Sean Wolfington, Founder and Chairman of CarSaver and seasoned tech Entrepreneur responsible for companies like VinSolutions, Intellacar, and Team Velocity to name a few. In this segment, Sean and Jim discuss the recently...
What You Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program and How to Apply – Ashley Bell, White House Policy Advisor
As part of our continuing coverage of the Coronavirus, we’re pleased to welcome Mr. Ashley Bell, who is the White House Policy Advisor on entrepreneurship and innovation. Ashley also serves as Regional Administrator for SBA Region IV and today he discusses the Paycheck Protection...
Auto Tariffs Still in Play in Q1 2020
In January, supply chain planning software solutions provider Kinaxis released predictions for 2020 in the automotive industry. While advancing electric vehicle development and continued mergers and acquisitions are predicted, they also predicted that tariff concerns would linger. The industry watched closely as the new...
Used Vehicle Sales High Among Consumers with High Credit
Experian has released its Q4 2019 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report, which found that many of the trends in the automotive market have steadily continued. These trends include high loan balances, delinquency trends, market share increases, and a higher preference for longer...
Ryan Kerrigan Discusses Dealership Valuations, Transactions, and Other Market Trends
At NADA 2020 in sunny Las Vegas, host Jim Fitzpatrick was joined by Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors. The pair discuss expectations for the buy-sell market in 2020, the hottest selling brands right now, and the overall strength of the market.
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A Year in Review and 2020 Industry Predictions from NADA’s Chief Economist Patrick Manzi
2019 for the auto retail industry has come to a close and many of us have been eagerly waiting to see the final numbers. Here to give us an in-depth analysis of the key highlights and results for 2019 is NADA chief economist, Patrick...
Inventory and Auction Volume: The Latest from J.D. Power’s Larry Dixon
On today's edition of CBT News, we speak to Larry Dixon, Senior Director of valuation services at J.D. Power. Larry gives us an update on inventory and auction volume as we settle into Q4, and overall trend predictions of used cars for the next...
Sales Results from Q3 Signal Another Steady and Robust Year for Auto Retail – Patrick Manzi, NADA Senior Economist
Q3 for the retail auto industry has come to a close. And today we're joined by NADA senior economist, Patrick Manzi, to get an in-depth analysis of the key highlights and results for the quarter.
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Staying Successful in the Showroom During COVID-19
On this week's episode of the Saturday Morning Sales Meeting, David Lewis talks about selling cars during the COVID-19 pandemic and some of the...
Industry Veteran Chip Perry Named CEO of A2Z Sync
DENVER, July 10, 2020 -- A2Z Sync, a software and dealer-services company that enables dealers to modernize and transform the car-buying experience by re-organizing their stores...
Ira Wolfe on Why Dealers Can’t Go Back to Business as Usual
"An Obituary for Normal", is how Ira Wolfe, founder and President of Success Performance Solutions, satirically introduces his thoughts about the state of 'normal'...
Summer Sales Forecast for Auto Retail – Charlie Chesbrough, Cox Automotive
Cautious optimism is the sentiment many dealers are feeling as the auto retail industry settles into Q3. After strong showings for sales, considering the...
Staying Successful in the Showroom During COVID-19
On this week's episode of the Saturday Morning Sales Meeting, David Lewis talks about selling cars during the COVID-19 pandemic and some of the...
What Do Dealerships and Bank Conversions Have to Do With TikTok?
Recently, a video by TikTok user Molly Baxter shared a shady business practice perpetrated by a few F&I managers that received thousands of views....
Why Dealers Should Concentrate on Experience, Not Price
On this week’s episode of Kain & Co., host David Kain is joined by his colleague Steve Purdy, the client success director for Kain Automotive....
