Today on CBTNews.com – Monday, February 11th, 2019:
January Sales Numbers Defy Automotive Industry Expectations – Karl Brauer, Autotrader & KBB
Despite winter storms and a long government shutdown, January sales numbers ended up better than most people expected. We explored these findings further with Karl Brauer, executive publisher for AutoTrader and Kelley Blue Book. Karl shared his insight about this month’s winners, losers, and what dealers can expect for the rest of 2019. Watch Now
The Race Towards Electric
It’s becoming clearer and clearer that we’re at the start of an electric revolution. Fluctuating fuel prices increased environmental protection efforts, and new technology are all pointing toward a bright future for electric cars. It feels like every day there is yet another announcement from a leading brand about their expansion into electric vehicles. Among the loudest competitors are Volkswagen, Tesla, and General Motors. All three are making names for themselves in the electric market, working hard to edge out the opposition. Read More
Groups Applying T2L Metrics Bring Accountability, Cost Control and Speed to Recon
Whether it operates three rooftops or 300, a dealership group is a unique animal. Each store within the group presents its own distinctive management and performance challenges as does the collective group itself. Managing for higher performance in crucial profit areas is always a challenge but technology providers, fortunately, now provide easy-to-use tools for variable and fixed operations to help them improve individual store and group performance.
