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Marketing like you mean it, from Search Auto Parts. I know it is difficult with every snake-oil salesman on the North American continent and even beyond offering you the secret to automotive success but as long as marketing is a necessity, and it is

Michelin is recalling 1.3 million tires used in larger vehicles, according to The Detroit News. Michelin North America Inc. said Saturday it is recalling 1.3 million tires — including some used on Ford Motor Co. trucks — after receiving reports o

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V531 Manufacturer: Spartan Motors, Inc. Make / Model Years: SPARTAN / 2013-2014 Subject: Steering Linkage Castle Nuts may be Loose NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V532 Manufacturer: Prevost Cars, Inc. Make / Model Years: PREVO

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced that its dealership management system (DMS) is integrated with two of the five modules in MOC1 Solutions’ Fixed Ops SDSTM (Service Drive Suite) technology platform. Auto/Mate has completed full integration

“Drown me! Roast me! Hang me! Do whatever you please,” said Brer Rabbit. “Only please, Brer Fox, please don’t throw me into the briar patch.” – From an American Folktale A couple of blocks from where we hold our F&

As long as I have been in the car business, I’ve heard Salespeople and Managers jokingly use the cliché “Buyer’s are liars.” When I ask them when they believe buyers are liars, they all respond with the same answer, “When their lips are mo

Well, we are going into another whole era. That is “the battle of pre-owned, more so than new”. The reason for the competition becoming greater in not only independent retailers but in rental car companies retailing vehicles, the internet retaili

There was a time when price was the biggest decision factor in selecting a new DMS system. For many dealers, their choices were limited to the two big DMS providers because those two were the only ones that had full factory integration. Dealers have

I’ve long believed that there is a key difference between new and used vehicle shoppers. The difference boils down to this: After they’ve narrowed their vehicle shopping list, new vehicle shoppers start hunting for the best deal. They understand