TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%


Automotive Industry Trends

inventory

What is the best solution long term for your inventory?

- January 10, 2018
  It was a trending topic from dealers all over the U.S. last year: inventory isn't moving off your lot fast enough. As a result, incentive levels have gone up quicker...
Edmunds

How certain aspects of 2017 auto retail will rollover into 2018

- January 5, 2018
  A few days ago, numbers for the final month of 2017 came out. The seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate for dealerships across the U.S. was 17.2 million, according to Edmunds....

Service Retention: How online culture is slowly killing your service drive – Total Customer Connect

- January 3, 2018
Most Americans shop on Amazon or eBay and the negative impact on brick and mortar retail outlets is far-reaching. Customers have proven they want to shop and order goods and...
energy consumption

Going Green To Save: Five Ways Dealers Can Use Eco-Friendly Practices To Save on Energy Costs

- January 2, 2018
If you stumble onto most automotive websites with articles discussing trends in the industry, you will likely see a number about the rise of electric vehicles and hybrids. There has...
Steve Finlay

WardsAuto’s Steve Finlay: What to be focused on in 2018

- January 1, 2018
  Some of the hottest trends and topics from 2017 aren't going away any time soon in 2018. In fact, some of them are just now starting to pique the interest...
Brooke Skinner Ricketts

Brooke Skinner Ricketts: Current Events and Consumer Car-Shopping Patterns

- December 29, 2017
  Joe Gumm visits with Brooke Skinner Ricketts, Chief Marketing Officer – Cars.com, to discuss the results of the Cars.com 2017 Year in Review, which is compiled by mining and analyzing...
virtual sales training

How to Make Dealers More Profitable in 2018 with Virtual Sales Training

- December 27, 2017
  Joe Gumm speaks with Cory Mosley author, speaker, and expert in the auto retail space and the Host of Progressive Retail on CBT News about virtual sales training, online auto...
Cox Automotive

Jonathan Smoke: Dealer Sentiment Index Shows Dealers Positive about Fourth Quarter

- December 22, 2017
  Joe Gumm sits down with Cox Auto Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke to discuss the fourth-quarter 2017 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index. This is a new product from Cox Automotive, who...
online auto sales

How to Structure your Dealership for Online Auto Sales in 2018

- December 20, 2017
Joe Gumm speaks with Mark Rikess, the President of The Rikess Group about heading into 2018 dealership structure for online auto sales. What is the absolute dealership structure for online auto...
automotive technology

Is There A Such Thing As Too Much Automotive Technology For Drivers?

- December 18, 2017
Today, the number of screens people will interact with is more than at any other time in history. From smartphones to computers, and tablets, there is no shortage of technology...


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