Digital dealership models have been “Vrooming” ahead and 2020 is poised for an even sharper acceleration into the digital space. Given the current landscape, now, more than ever, brick-and-mortar dealers are going to need to look outside traditional car sales…
How the Growth of Digital Dealerships is Pushing Traditional Auto Dealers to Rethink their Strategies
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Modifying your dealership’s sales approach through COVID-19
Over the last six months, David Lewis has talked with hundreds of dealership personnel. The majority seem to be in agreement that the changes currently being made to the sales process will be around for a long time. On this…
What will it take for consumers to embrace the EV market? – Lea Malloy
Growth in the electric vehicle market took a small hit as the pandemic began, but Cox Automotive experts say this is only a minor bump in the road to advancement. Today, we’re pleased to welcome Lea Malloy, head of research…
CBT News Market Update: Doug Wilson, Wilson Auto Group & Mark Conner, LotLinx
Welcome to another edition of the CBT News Market Update. To quickly recap this week’s numbers, new car sales came out to a retail SAAR of 12.13 this week, a 14.8% dip from 13.38 in the previous year. Inventory stock…
How an unsafe vehicle traced to Georgia independent dealer serves as warning
Channel 2 Action News published a story on Thursday of a vehicle sold to a retail customer that had been improperly repaired after a collision. The 2015 Toyota 4Runner had been purchased from an independent dealership in 2018 and, after…
Modifying your dealership’s sales approach through COVID-19
Over the last six months, David Lewis has talked with hundreds of dealership personnel. The majority seem to be in agreement that the changes currently being made to the sales process will be around for a long time. On this…
Auto ventures capitalize on stock market strength to push through acquisitions...
Welcome to another edition of The Friday 5 with Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Automotive Ventures, an auto technology advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs raise money and maximize the value of their companies. In this episode, Greenfield takes a…
The role diversity plays in your dealership’s customer communications
Welcome back to Diversity in Automotive brought to you by TrueCar and CarNow. As you look across your customer base, there are several moving parts of communications that everyone has to get right. Externally, dealers have to represent the franchise…
