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(Sing with me here…) “Gossip and taxes and unpleasant divorces, Pulling of wisdom teeth, with chronic hoarseness, Lawyers and penalties which costs money and stings, These are a few of my unfavorite things.” Speaking of unpleasantries, here’s

The Great Normalization is well underway and accelerating for certain brands in the automotive sector. That is one of the main takeaways from the recently release of “Presidio Perspectives: A Quarterly Outlook on Auto Retail and M&A Trends” f

Digital Dealer has hired Elise Wyatt as its new conference producer at Digital Dealer, a brand owned and operated by Emerald, the nation’s leading tradeshow company announced. With a wealth of experience and a deep track record in both conferences

Picture this: It’s training day at a high-volume Toyota dealership somewhere in the U.S. and Michael and I are training a team of 60 salespeople. It’s a mixed bag; some vets, some newbies, lots of in-betweeners and COVID babies. I’m discuss

After a complaint by Gayle Benson with the state of Louisiana was withdrawn, the breakup of the Ray Brandt Auto Group is complete. The deals closes a four year legal battle between Ray Brandt’s widow Jessica and his grandchildren over an estimated

While they are still trying to understand all of its benefits, auto finance leaders are beginning to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their daily workflow. Informed.IQ, a developer of AI-based software that verifies, streamlines and opti

The banks are tightening up, your near-prime and subprime sources have all but dried up. Interest rates are still high. You were so proud of yourself last year when you knocked that deal out of the ballpark with $10,000 over MSRP with 84 months finan

This story was original published at RFIDJournal.com. Legislation in Europe is focusing on sustainability and tracking how products are made, used and recycled. One mammoth group paying close attention is the tire industry. With 1.2 billion tires in

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to note the opening of temporary channels at the port  The Port of Baltimore is the busiest in America for shipments of cars. And the deadly accident that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge wil