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DealerSocket, a leading technology provider with a growing focus on Independent dealerships, has ratcheted up its solutions for this specialty market with a jam-packed schedule of new product

If you pay too much for an auction or trade-in vehicle, you’ve shrunk the spread between your costs to acquire and recondition the unit, and its retail selling point. Conversely, if you “steal” a car

Absolutely amazing, after all these years, here we sit, going through this again. Countless times, over and over again, over-aged vehicles represent statement profit that is a fantasy.

The auto industry is changing fast, and smart dealership groups are finding innovative ways to adapt, both on the retail front end and in the back office.

On the surface there doesn’t seem to be anything so simple and mundane as receipting parts, in fact the chore is usually given to some of the least qualified people in the Parts Department.

You may not have heard of them, but Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky are rock stars. Their band name doesn’t have the same ring as say, Hall & Oates, but these men helped develop some

In the Alamo City, stories of Davy Crockett and historic cries of “Remember the Alamo” can be heard in the streets. More recently, championship runs by the San Antonio Spurs have inspired raucous

Uber is looking to turn the leasing market upside down by helping its fleet of drivers obtain "short term" leases for a low, financial commitment ($250 deposit). The goal, of course, is to enable more

Are employees in your dealership using mobile tablets in service, sales and/or F&I departments? Despite much interest and even hype surrounding usage of mobile tablets in the dealership,