The concept of leasing has been around since at least 2000 BC. New vehicle leasing has been around almost as long as the automobile itself. All manufacturers and many private...
One of the trends we saw in October was that bigger vehicles had higher price tags, but did that keep shoppers from putting more money down or have a higher...
Waymo’s Journey From Project To Company
Waymo has had a long journey from Google side project to its own viable company. In 2009, Google began testing driverless car technology with 100-mile...
We all know what good data can do to a dealership's profit, but what does bad data do? Bad data costs the U.S. economy $3.1 Trillion every year. So how...
At a recent auto retail digital conference, Frank J. Lopes, VP of FB Digital at Forrest & Blake Marketing and Advertising, was the keynote speaker. During his session, he interviewed...
CBT's Jim Fitzpatrick invites NADA Chairman Mark Scarpelli to discuss topics including the NADA's hurricane relief efforts, stair-step incentive programs, consumer trust, and more.
Due to the amount of data accumulated in the last five years, we know people are doing research online. Over the same five years, Rune Hauge, Head of Growth with...
In a bid to mimic other online retail industries, several auto manufacturers have begun to offer services that reduce or eliminate time spent in the dealership. The first mainstream manufacturer...
A Culture Of Flexibility And Short-Term Contracts
If a consumer were given a choice to decide the next big subscription service boom, what would they choose? In the mid-2000s, Netflix disrupted...
The current automotive retail experience is a fragmented one. With so much change happening in the marketplace, dealers are constantly looking to the horizon, rethinking how vehicles are retailed and...