As we get deeper into the digital times, your customers are going to spend more time visiting your dealership website than they are calling or visiting. Not only has the average...
In 2020, almost all major auto shows internationally were cancelled due to COVID-19 and the associated travel restrictions and social distancing requirements. As the pandemic slowly but surely recedes, some...
On the latest episode of Straight to the Point, automotive retail and marketing expert Frank J. Lopes is joined by Josh Mitchell, internet sales director of Capitol Chevrolet. Capitol Chevrolet...
Volvo recently announced plans to go “fully electric” with sales moving entirely online by 2030. Many Volvo car dealers are concerned about how this change will affect their business. Today...
Covid-19 hit like a shock wave in March 2020, shutting down dealerships, impelling them to adopt digital retailing (DR) as a low-touch transaction alternative to the legacy, showroom-based car buying...
After the Colonial Pipeline was the subject of a ransomware cyberattack by cybercriminal organization DarkSide. While the event was resolved with a multi-million-dollar payment from Colonial to its attackers via an...
Sheehy Auto Stores has a history dating back to 1966 when it was a small car dealership in D.C. and now they have grown to become a household name for...
One of the people I was working with had a tendency to commit and go all-in on specific areas that they wanted to improve in their life. While that may seem like...
Globally, estimates pegged automotive light vehicle production decreases of up to 3.9 million units due to the shortage of semiconductor chips. In a bit of good news, General Motors announced that four...
Car dealers around the country are feeling the strain of the current tight supply situation. As more customers search far and wide online for their next car, it presents an...