TSLA385.190-13.31%
GM92.4304.09%
F12.6700.36%
RIVN14.0600.77%
CYD21.510-0.68%
HMC35.2201.23%
TM199.4606.46%
CVNA77.5506.27%
PAG212.3000.09%
LAD315.64016.87%
AN183.4704.96%
GPI272.8107.8%
ABG208.88011.11%
SAH64.0503.37%
TSLA385.190-13.31%
GM92.4304.09%
F12.6700.36%
RIVN14.0600.77%
CYD21.510-0.68%
HMC35.2201.23%
TM199.4606.46%
CVNA77.5506.27%
PAG212.3000.09%
LAD315.64016.87%
AN183.4704.96%
GPI272.8107.8%
ABG208.88011.11%
SAH64.0503.37%
TSLA385.190-13.31%
GM92.4304.09%
F12.6700.36%
RIVN14.0600.77%
CYD21.510-0.68%
HMC35.2201.23%
TM199.4606.46%
CVNA77.5506.27%
PAG212.3000.09%
LAD315.64016.87%
AN183.4704.96%
GPI272.8107.8%
ABG208.88011.11%
SAH64.0503.37%


Discover strategies and insights for building stronger dealership teams, improving operations, and leading with impact. This category highlights best practices from top-performing managers and executives in the automotive space—covering everything from organizational culture and employee retention to succession planning and executive decision-making.

Management & Leadership

Fixing leadership blind spots in your dealership that could drive top talent away
Management & Leadership

Fixing leadership blind spots in your dealership

- November 2, 2026
Leadership blind spots can quietly drive turnover, lower morale and weaken dealership performance. While many managers move up from the sales floor with little formal leadership training, the habits that...
How dealers can uncover hidden profit opportunities across their operations
Management & Leadership

How dealers can uncover hidden profit opportunities across their operations

- October 28, 2026
Dealerships may have more opportunities to grow profitability than they realize, and the answer may not be selling more vehicles or adding resources. Joining us on today's CBT Live are...
Why dealership leaders must stay in ‘attack mode’
Lessons in Leadership

Why dealership leaders must stay in ‘attack mode’

- October 21, 2026
When retail automotive operations experience record sales, high margins and strong inventory turn, management teams tend to face a quiet yet dangerous threat: complacency. In the latest episode of Lessons...
What 98% of Gen Z dealership employees say matters most at work
Management & Leadership

What 98% of Gen Z dealership employees say matters most at work

- October 19, 2026
On the Dash: Gen Z dealership employees rate work/life balance highly valuable at 98%, a CDK Global study finds. Confidence that pay reflects effort jumped to 77% from 56% in...
How dealers can create a steady rhythm of urgency on the showroom floor
Lessons in Leadership

How dealers can create a steady rhythm of urgency in the showroom

- October 14, 2026
For decades, retail automotive operations have relied on frantic end-of-month pushes to hit sales quotas and volume bonuses. However, relying on late-month pressure often leads to rushed deals, customer dissatisfaction,...
The silent profit leak in your dealership: Why month-end close is taking longer than it should
Management & Leadership

The silent profit leak in your dealership: Why month-end close is taking longer than it should

- October 8, 2026
For many dealerships, month-end close feels like a necessary pain point. Long hours. Last-minute reconciliations. Missing information. Manual corrections. Unexpected variances. Teams scrambling to get reports finalized before leadership needs...
 Stop over-managing and start leading to fuel dealership growth
Lessons in Leadership

Stop over-managing and start leading to fuel dealership growth

- October 7, 2026
On today's Lessons in Leadership episode, Leadership Expert and CEO of LearnToLead Dave Anderson tackles the 13th commandment of his 15 Commandments for Organizational Peak Performance, which he says warns...
Building in-house AI tools for dealership efficiency
Management & Leadership

Building in-house AI tools for dealership efficiency

- October 6, 2026
On today's edition of CBT Live, Mike Yates, General Manager of BMW of Bridgewater, joins us to discuss how he builds AI tools in-house and keeps his team involved. Adapting...
How dealers can foster a culture of true collaboration
Lessons in Leadership

How dealers can foster a culture of true collaboration

- September 30, 2026
Leadership is not about having all the answers, solving every problem, or dominating every conversation. On the latest episode of Lessons in Leadership, Leadership Expert and President and CEO of...
dealership's logistics costs
Management & Leadership

Anticipating your dealership’s logistics costs

- September 28, 2026
Most dealerships track vehicle acquisition expenses down to the dollar, yet dealership logistics costs remain scattered across departments where nobody owns the total. One portion sits in the new-vehicle department as inbound freight, while another lives...


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