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Conference & Expo: October 14 -15, 2025
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Explore an Enhanced Expo Hall at #DDCE2025

Digital Dealer Conference & Expo 2025 registration is open, and we want to individually focus on some of the biggest changes that are coming this year! At the forefront of our changes is ensuring attendees get a premiere Expo Hall experience. Thi
Jul 25, 2025

Instagram’s Hidden Challenges for Car Dealerships

As a dealer, you’ve probably been told that having a strong presence on every social media platform is essential, and to some extent, that’s true. Each channel is often treated as a “must-have,” based on the belief that increased exposure lea
Jul 24, 2025

Used Vehicle Prices Have Begun to Drop in July

The wholesale used vehicle market has seen a slight price decrease in the first half of July, with adjusted prices falling 0.7 percent compared to June levels according to Cox Automotive. The non-adjusted price changes saw an even greater change, wit
Jul 24, 2025

Hybrid Learning: What the Rise of Hybrid Vehicles Can Teach Us About Flexibility in Automotive Marketing

As auto brands zigged toward an all-out EV marketing blitz starting in 2021, auto shoppers have zagged toward hybrids with stunning enthusiasm. By the end of 2024, electrified vehicles had reached 3.2 million total sales, good for 20 percent of all U
Jul 23, 2025

Trade Agreement Reached with Japan to Lower Tariffs: Tariff Tracker

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on all cars imported to the United States has sent ripples through the global automotive industry. Officially implemented on April 3, this policy is already reshaping manufacturing decisions and trade strateg
Jul 23, 2025

Sales Were Up, but Affordability Concerns Dominated Q2: Lotlinx

The Q2 2025 Vincensus Report paints a complex picture of the automotive market, one that has spent much of the year navigating affordability challenges and shifting consumer preferences. Compiled by Lotlinx using a dataset of over 24 billion inventor
Jul 23, 2025

Dealers and Consumers Are Not Aligned on How 2025 is Trending

There is a growing divide between auto dealers and car buyers. According to a recent study by Urban Science and The Harris Poll, while many dealers remain optimistic about the current state of the auto market, buyers are showing much more hesitation,
Jul 22, 2025

How AI Is Reshaping Dealer Strategies Amid Affordability Challenges

As economic uncertainty continues to weigh on consumers, vehicle affordability is consistently a driving issue in the auto retail sector. High interest rates, lingering inflation, and constrained supply chains have converged to create a complex marke
Jul 22, 2025

Beyond the e-Signature: Achieving True Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence in Auto Finance

Despite widespread adoption of e-signatures, the auto finance industry is still far from realizing true digital transformation. The real opportunity lies not just in digitizing the consumer-facing signature but in reimagining the entire lending lifec
Jul 21, 2025