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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Combating Rising Interest Rates, Managing Vehicle Inventory, and Reducing Your Margin Compression – Brian Finkelmeyer | Building Diversity in Your Leadership Rolls | Oil Companies to Usher in an Age of Electric Vehicles

- January 15, 2019
Today on CBTNews.com - Tuesday, January 15th, 2019: Combating Rising Interest Rates, Managing Vehicle Inventory, and Reducing Your Margin Compression - Brian Finkelmeyer, vAuto Every dealer knows that as your vehicle assets...
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Dale Pollak

Dale Pollak On Today’s Greatest Challenges In The Automotive Industry

- December 28, 2018
[Originally aired June 7, 2018] Rideshare companies, direct to consumer sales models, recruiting, tariffs and if that is not enough over 4 million off-lease cars are hitting the market this year....
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vAuto

Update Your Vehicle Appraising System to Boost Profits in 2019 – Dale Pollak, vAuto

- December 18, 2018
Determining the profitability of your dealership’s used vehicle inventory is critical to maintaining success. Are you still using ‘number of days on the lot’ to measure this value? Well, our...
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Auto Group

How Tom Wood Auto Group is Driving 17 Franchise Stores Towards Success

- July 3, 2018
From our CBT Automotive Studios, Brian Finkelmeyer, Director of Conquest at vAuto, is joined by Chad Kirchhoff, Director of Operations with Tom Wood Auto Group. They discuss a variety of...
Management & Leadership Auto News
dealership

Why Diversifying Your Dealership Is More Important Than Ever – Brian Finkelmeyer

- June 21, 2018
Brian Finkelmeyer, Senior Director at vAuto, joins Jim Fitzpatrick in the CBT Automotive studios to further the discussion concerning the future of the automotive industry, the importance of diversifying your dealership, and how...
Management & Leadership Auto News
newscast

Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto: “There Will Be A Significant Transformation’’ | Why are You Losing Service Business? | 
The Power of Feedback

- April 2, 2018
On today's CBT Newscast for Monday, April 2nd, 2018: Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto: “There Will Be A Significant Transformation’’ “In the near to intermittent term, we are on a brink of...
Daily Newscast
Pollak

Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto: “There Will Be A Significant Transformation’’

- April 2, 2018
“In the near to intermittent term, we are on a brink of a down cycle’’, Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto, said in a recent interview with CBT News, where he...
Daily Automotive News Featured
newscast

Brian Finkelmeyer: How to add more value to your store | Volvo CEO: Market is ready for self-driving vehicles | How emotional advertising works for Subaru

- December 1, 2017
On today's CBT Newscast for Friday, December 1st, 2017: Brian Finkelmeyer: How to add more value to your store Your dealership has value, but you have the same product as many other...
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Value

Brian Finkelmeyer: How to add more value to your store

- December 1, 2017
Your dealership has value, but you have the same product as many other stores around you. So how do you escape the commodity trap? Brian Finkelmeyer, Director of Conquest with...
Management & Leadership Auto News
roundtable

CBT Automotive Roundtable

- September 22, 2017
CBT's CEO Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with dealers and managers from four high-volume Atlanta area dealerships to discuss the state of the retail auto industry and some of the challenges...
Management & Leadership Auto News

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