TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%


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Emanuel Jones

Ford Dealer Emanuel Jones Discusses the Need for More Black Dealers

- July 8, 2020
As demonstrations continue across the country in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the automotive industry, like many others, has had to confront its rocky relationship with...
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Hireology CEO Adam Robinson Discusses Major Changes to the Dealership Staffing Model

- July 7, 2020
It’s no secret that the automotive retail industry is going through a period of tremendous change due to the Coronavirus. Dealers have been forced to make difficult choices regarding their...
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Len Short

Founder of LotLinx Len Short Discusses Exciting New Partnership with CBT News

- July 6, 2020
As digital retailing increases in the automotive retail industry, the strongest dealers will be the ones who smartly track and manage their online presence as well as trends in the...
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CBT News Announces Partnership with LotLinx to Distribute Valuable Automotive Market Data in Real-Time

- July 6, 2020
ATLANTA — July 6, 2020 — CBT News, the voice of the retail automotive industry, announced today its partnership with LotLinx to bring automotive retail professionals the CBT News MarketCenter...
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The Relation Between Gross Profit and Sales Training – Sean Gardner, Trainer with The Joe Verde Group

- February 25, 2020
Recently, the CBT Automotive Network was on-location at NADA 2020 in beautiful Las Vegas where host Jim Fitzpatrick spoke with Sean Gardner, a trainer with The Joe Verde Group. Video Transcription: Jim...
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CBT News Week In Review: February 14, 2020

- February 14, 2020
CBT News Week In Review for Friday, February 14th, 2020: vAuto's Brian Finkelmeyer Discusses Key Challenges and Opportunities on the Horizon for New Car Dealers On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome...
Daily Newscast
digital retailing

Practical Solutions to Help Dealers Solve Their Most Frequent Digital Retailing Dilemmas – Mo Zahabi, Cox Automotive

- October 29, 2019
On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome back Mo Zahabi, Senior Director of Product Consulting at Cox Automotive. In this segment, Mo and Jim continue their conversation about how dealerships...
Sales & Marketing Auto News
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NADA 2019: Rapid Recon, Dennis McGinn & Jasen Rice, Lotpop

- February 8, 2019
Jim Fitzpatrick sat down to talk with Dennis McGinn of Rapid Recon and Jasen Rice of Lotpop at the NADA 2019 Show to discuss inventory management and what you can do...
Daily Automotive News Featured
lighthouse award

Glenn Pasch Announces Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick as 2019 Lighthouse Award Recipients

- January 18, 2019
EATONTOWN, N.J. January 14, 2019 - The only award announced prior to the Automotive Website Awards, Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick of CBT Automotive Network are the 2019 Lighthouse Award Recipients. Brian...
Auto News Headlines
FCA

Wes Lutz, NADA: Discusses the Future of FCA Under New Leadership

- December 24, 2018
[Originally aired July 25, 2018] Wes Lutz, 2018 NADA Chairman and Dodge-Chrylser-Jeep Dealer, joins the network to discuss the future of FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) after the unexpected passing of CEO...
Daily Automotive News Daily Newscast

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