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A Look At How Auto Lenders, Retailers Continued Back Office Digital Adoption in Q4
The auto finance and retail industries continued to embrace the adoption of digital documentation and back-office strategies toward the end of 2024. This shift of digital business strategies remains essential for lenders and retailers that want to en
Feb 27, 2025
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Dealer/GM News
Van Horn Automobile Group, Jim Shorkey Auto Group, #1 Cochran Automotive Group, Tony T Automotive Group: Dealership Deals
Van Horn Automobile Group Sells Two New Iowa Dealerships Van Horn Automobile Group has sold Van Horn Ford and Van Horn Chevrolet in Newhall, IA. The stores will be renamed Sky Ford and Sky Chevrolet. Jeff Niesen, president of the Wisconsin-based
Feb 27, 2025
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Sales & Variable Ops
The Dealership’s Guide to a High-Impact Website
In today’s digital world, the internet is a vital part of our lives, empowering us to make informed decisions—from everyday purchases to major life choices! This makes a robust online presence indispensable for businesses across all industries, i
Feb 26, 2025
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Dealer/GM News
Tekion Looks to Expand with Ken Garff, Asbury Automotive
Tekion recently announced two key agreements as it looks to grow its foothold at dealerships in the U.S. Offering a cloud-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, it recently announced a new partnership with Ken Garff Automoti
Feb 26, 2025
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Sales & Variable Ops
From Auctions to Individuals: Modern Strategies for Auto Dealers to Secure Profitable Inventory
Entering 2025, auto dealers are having to address continued changes with inventory acquisition plans, primarily due to volatile wholesale prices and a scarcity of quality vehicles at auctions. Traditional methods, such as relying on trade-ins and auc
Feb 25, 2025
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Dealer/GM News
Reasons to Attend DealerPoint from a Returning Dealership
For Nick Easterling, he is coming back to DealerPoint due to its unique approach to industry events that works well for the needs of the Paul Miller Motor Company. “It provides me an opportunity to hear from companies I might not seek out otherwis
Feb 25, 2025
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Dealer Ops & Leadership
Turning Recalls into Customer Retention: Optimizing The Recall Process
There are 70 million cars on the road today have an open recall—that’s one in four vehicles. We can all agree that, in an ideal world, recalls wouldn’t exist at all. But as cars, particularly electric vehicles (EVs), become even more complicate
Feb 24, 2025
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Data Gaps Holding Back Auto Dealerships: eLEND Survey
Auto dealerships are experiencing data gaps between the core systems that run their dealerships, according to automotive FinTech company eLEND Solutions. The vast majority of dealerships who responded to the survey noted upgrading their systems—cus
Feb 24, 2025
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Dealer Ops & Leadership
2025 Is Set To Be The Year Of Cyberdefense In Automotive
As we enter 2025, the automotive industry continues to face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. As we began to see last summer, the growing importance of cybersecurity is more top-of-mind and will be an even larger priority for auto dealershi
Feb 21, 2025