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Featured Interviews
Dealer roundtable: Ignore the tariff noise, invest in the customer experience
As new tariffs threaten to raise prices on imported vehicles and auto parts, dealership leaders and consultants are urging the industry to stay focused on the customer experience. In today’s episode of Inside Automotive, we’re joined by Ed Roberts, COO of Bozard Ford Lincoln; Tully Williams, fixed ops director at The Niello Company; and Skyler Chadwick, director of Product Consulting at Cox Automotive, to break down how tariffs could impact dealerships—and why operational excellence, software utilization, and mobile service expansion are more important than ever. Watch the full segment here.
TikTok’s Ahmed Iqbal says one-third of users are car shoppers: Here’s how dealers can tap in
As more consumers turn to social platforms for product discovery, automotive dealers are finding surprising success on TikTok. Ahmed Iqbal, Head of Industry for Automotive at TikTok, joins Jim Fitzpatrick on Inside Automotive to explain how the platform is shaping the future of car buying and how dealers can use both organic content and paid tools—like the new Automotive Inventory Ads—to reach in-market shoppers. Watch the full segment here.
