Tag: vehicle
Edmunds reports that new inventory continues to ‘dwindle’
Consumers who are ready to buy that shiny new car at a reasonable price may have to wait a while longer, according to an...
National Car Care Month brings focus back around to safe driving
April is National Car Care Month, an initiative organized and funded by the Auto Care Association. The campaign is very timely this year, coinciding...
Making customer-pleasing changes to the F&I process
After spending an average of more than 14 hours researching vehicles online, the 2020 Cox Automotive Car Buyer Journey reveals that less than half...
Lawmakers pressure Biden Administration for gasoline car phase-out date
Furthering the current push by many lawmakers to create more eco-friendly vehicles that will reduce and eliminate emissions, two California senators are now pressuring...
5 Tips for acquiring pre-owned vehicle inventory
As a dealer that sells pre-owned vehicles, apart from customer acquisition, inventory acquisition is always front of mind. Throughout the past year, auctions have...
Are auto dealers and consumers ready for an EV future?
Last week, in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said there are no new internal-combustion engines in development at Audi. With Audi...
How to influence dealership customers to return for service appointments
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 30% of customers surveyed by Cox Automotive stated that they’ve serviced their vehicles at the dealership in the...
Experian report highlights intriguing Q4 2020 automotive financing data
2020 shook up many expectations regarding automotive sales and affordability. With consumers facing job losses due to the pandemic, much felt up in the...
Survey finds car owners significantly behind on maintenance due to pandemic
One in four car owners has not had their vehicles into the shop for servicing in the past 12 months, according to a survey...
Top four opportunities in driver’s experience for automotive manufacturers
There's a lesson to be learned from Tesla and its ascent to the status of most valuable car manufacturer in the world. The leapfrog,...