Tag: car dealers
Toyota scales back October production output due to chip shortage
The semiconductor chip shortage is still affecting vehicle manufacturers globally, including the world’s largest automaker by sales, Toyota. On Thursday, the Japanese company said...
Goodbye to the oil change
Tires are one of the major keys to customer retention. It has taken a decade or more, but most dealers now realize this is...
New report predicts half of US car sales will be electric...
A new forecast from BloombergNEF says the United States is well on its way to reaching EV targets set by the Biden administration last year....
Order books close for 2023 Ford Maverick due to high demand
The order book for the new 2023 Ford Maverick hybrid is closed less than a week after it was opened, according to a leaked...
GM recommends ambitious EPA emissions targets to encourage EV adoption
General Motors is working hard to position itself as a leader in the EV segment. The company has adopted the slogan “EV for everyone”...
NTSB wants alcohol detection tech in all new cars to stop...
A new recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board says that all new vehicles in the US should be required to have blood alcohol...
AutoNation, Hendrick Automotive Group score top marks in Reputation report
The 2022 Automotive Reputation Report results are in, and Subaru and Lexus top the list for brands with the best reputations. Subaru came first for non-luxury...
Auto dealers have room for improvement when it comes to the...
J.D. Power's 2022 US Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study highlights the experience of car owners with tires that their vehicle was equipped with...
Selling Cars Online: How and why dealers should be doing it
It's no mystery the internet has drastically changed the landscape of researching, buying, and selling automobiles.
Despite the continual march toward seemingly everything being online,...
Fraud is on the rise in lending — here’s how to...
2021 was a year of recovery for the entire automotive industry, and for dealers in particular. Showroom traffic increased even during a once-in-a-generation inventory...