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Hearst Autos Joins CDK Global Partner Program

Dealerships can expect higher performing placements and faster turnaround times ATLANTA – April 17, 2018 – Hearst Autos, the most trusted platform for consumers to research and shop for cars, announced today that it has joined the CDK Global Part
Apr 17, 2018
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Four Weeks in a Row of Increasing Used Car Values

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Apr 17, 2018
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Lease Approval Ratings Continue to Improve in March Following Steady Monthly Approval Increases in Q1

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 67.3% approval rate in March, a rise from the February rate of 65.2%. March experienced a higher number of applicants with qualifications t
Apr 17, 2018
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Cars.com Predicts How Quickly Vehicles Will Sell With Launch of AI Powered “Hot Car”

Powered by proprietary machine learning algorithm, new technology provides sales prediction  CHICAGO – Have you ever shopped for a new car and a deal seems too good to be true? Sometimes waiting for a better deal isn’t the right move to finding
Apr 17, 2018
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The Growing Gap Between Retail and Automotive Customer Experience

Doug Van Sach explains the growing gap between retailers and automotive consumer experience in this video blog.
Apr 17, 2018
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Do Trade Shows Improve Sales?

There’s always another trade show to sponsor or attend, and the costs add up quickly. The question is “do trade shows improve sales?” In a recent survey of 100 Business Owners and Marketing Managers, 48% said they didn’t calculate their Retur
Apr 16, 2018
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PROTECTIVE ASSET PROTECTION REVEALS LATEST DEALER SURVEY ON VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS/F&I OFFERINGS

F&I Represents the 2nd-Largest Opportunity for Margin Growth; Concerns Over Claims Adjudication Control & Product Branding CHESTERFIELD, MO (April 16, 2018) – Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services, and dealer
Apr 16, 2018
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Think Tank: What CEOs Could Learn From Reality TV

While it may seem like reality TV comes up empty-handed in terms of educational programming, it did teach us something very interesting about what consumers considers valuable. Companies and their executives could leverage this lesson into sales, and
Apr 16, 2018
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Lehel Reeves Joins Flick Fusion as Director of Partnerships and Business Development

Urbandale, IA—April 15, 2018—Flick Fusion announced today that Lehel Reeves has joined the company as Director of Partnerships and Business Development. In his new position, Reeves will oversee the creation and management of synergistic partnersh
Apr 16, 2018