Tag: dealership
How current real estate prices are affecting the expansion of Price...
A development project with a price tag close to 270-million dollars is waiting for approval in Silicon Valley. The Toyota of Walnut Creek is...
What the proposed transportation bill would mean for the auto industry
Last Friday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a $547 billion proposal that would be allocated to surface transportation, including improvements to...
CDK Global enters digital retailing with Roadster acquisition
For more than 40 years, CDK Global has been a dominant force in the automotive industry with widely adopted solutions for all facets of...
Recommendations for dealership service page content
As we get deeper into the digital times, your customers are going to spend more time visiting your dealership website than they are calling...
Did the pandemic shorten the path to a more transactional dealership...
Covid-19 hit like a shock wave in March 2020, shutting down dealerships, impelling them to adopt digital retailing (DR) as a low-touch transaction alternative...
TrueCar forecasts 36% sales increase for May
Even though supply chain issues and parts shortages continue to plague the automotive industry, sales seem to be doing quite well. TrueCar has released...
The EV ‘low cost of operation’ promise means service loyalty is...
On May 19, Ford unveiled the fully-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and amassed 45,000 reservations within two days. A few days later on May 24, a...
Things to consider when hiring an inexperienced F&I manager
Staffing the F&I department can be a tricky minefield to navigate. Do you hire from within and train someone up from sales or do...
Can you keep customers from feeling ‘ripped off’ in the hot...
Post-pandemic car buying is on fire right now. Cox Automotive estimated that April 2021’s used car SAAR was 41.0 million, climbing by a half-million...
How auto retailers can deal with the CDC guidelines on mask...
As more residents in the United States are vaccinated against COVID-19, the CDC updates guidelines for participating in routine activities and mask usage. As...
