TSLA391.170-3.29%
GM77.7100.07%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.730-1.14%
HMC28.7800.89%
TM179.8602.94%
CVNA70.6550.065%
PAG204.7604.36%
LAD339.0907.72%
AN208.9805.44%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.7358.305%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.170-3.29%
GM77.7100.07%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.730-1.14%
HMC28.7800.89%
TM179.8602.94%
CVNA70.6550.065%
PAG204.7604.36%
LAD339.0907.72%
AN208.9805.44%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.7358.305%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.170-3.29%
GM77.7100.07%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.730-1.14%
HMC28.7800.89%
TM179.8602.94%
CVNA70.6550.065%
PAG204.7604.36%
LAD339.0907.72%
AN208.9805.44%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.7358.305%
SAH102.8103.08%


CDK Global

newscast

Did Trump pressure help create Mazda/Toyota $1.6 billion facility in U.S.? | How do you achieve measurable results with digital marketing? | How to market to the next great group: Gen Z

- November 17, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Friday, November 17th, 2017: Max Steckler: How do you achieve measurable results with digital marketing? We're almost a month away from wrapping up 2017, and maybe your...
Daily Newscast
seamless

Can one big product make car buying seamless?

- October 31, 2017
If the goal is to eventually create a seamless end-to-end car shopping experience, wouldn't the solution be to build one mega-product that would tie all of these systems together? In...
Sales & Marketing Auto News
newscast

Can one big product make car buying seamless? | Ford CFO: Shifting capital away from internal combustion and toward electric vehicles | Facebook’s Marketplace Partners With Auto Dealers To Boost Used Car Sales

- October 31, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Tuesday, October 31st, 2017: Can one big product make car buying seamless? If the goal is to eventually create a seamless end-to-end car shopping experience, wouldn't the...
Daily Newscast
experience

Integration is Key to Dealer Excellence

- October 17, 2017
The current automotive retail experience is a fragmented one. With so much change happening in the marketplace, dealers are constantly looking to the horizon, rethinking how vehicles are retailed and...
Daily Automotive News Auto News

Are three-day holiday weekends still impactful? | Will self-driving cars improve safety on the roads? | Trucks Gain Ground as Family Haulers, Edmunds Analysis Shows

- October 17, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Tuesday, October 17th, 2017: Are three-day holiday weekends still impactful? We know it's another month from now, but if you haven't thought about the next Holiday three-day...
Daily Newscast
consumers

CDK’s Ron Frey: All the touchpoints consumers are engaged in

- October 16, 2017
With the amount of research consumers do before they even hit your lot, why are some salespeople still trying to sell a car when consumers already know what they want?...
Sales & Marketing Auto News
newscast

CDK’s Ron Frey: All the touchpoints consumers are engaged in | Auto Industry Warns Trump Is Proposing ‘Lose-Lose’ Changes to Nafta | Hyundai changing its approach to selling cars

- October 16, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Monday, October 16th, 2017: CDK’s Ron Frey: All the touchpoints consumers are engaged in With the amount of research consumers do before they even hit your lot,...
Daily Newscast
auto retail

Ron Frey: Why auto retail can do better

- October 6, 2017
According to GasBuddy.com, the average gas nationally is still around $2.55 a gallon. Consumer spending ended the third quarter strong and U.S. stocks are closing at record highs. Although September...
Daily Automotive News Auto News
Flick Fusion

Flick Fusion Video Marketing Added to CDK Global Partner Program

- September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017 – Urbandale, IA – Flick Fusion Video Marketing today announced that it has joined the growing CDK Global Partner Program. As a member of the largest third-party partner...
Auto News Headlines

Shifting Retail Online – Max Steckler, Automotive CX Summit Speaker

- June 6, 2017
In our Automotive CX Summit series, Joe sits down with Max Steckler, CPO of CDK Global and a speaker at the Summit to discuss online retailing and how CDK is...
Sales & Marketing Auto News


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