Auto Retail News

When it comes to automotive industry events, 90% of them are either boring, recirculated information or complete and total pitch festivals. Fortunately, Digital Dealer 18 in Tampa, Florida was an exciting event filled with impactful speaker sessions.

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. The Black Book editors are tracki

Hooray for GM’s 500 millionth vehicle?, from Automotive News. DETROIT — General Motors CEO Mary Barra and other top brass are in Kansas City today to mark the company’s 500th million vehicle. It must be hard for GM to decide when to

Albany, N.Y. – May 4th, 2015 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that more than seventy of its customers and fifteen sponsorship partners attended the Auto/Mate User Summit that was held in Westborough, Mas

The recent study of over 4,000 people (conducted by Futurestep), reveals that nearly 50% of studied workers are prepared to quit a job that they are happy with if they feel they are being let down in promises and innovation. The study showed that emp

There has to be some FUN in this business!! By now those of you that read my stuff regularly know that I’m a big fan of old cars, especially race cars, and the Amelia Island Concours is the best in the country for this venue, now celebrating 20 yea

International Nameplate Dealers Announce Monthly Sales Alexandria, VA (May 4, 2015) – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released April 2015 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AI

Does Tesla prove Dealers Don’t Add Value?, from Fixed Operations Insight. Last week New Jersey started enforcing a ban on direct sales by Tesla Motors of its path-breaking model S. Tesla’s direct sales have also run into hot water in a number of

Put on a Happy Face. Seriously., from The Wall Street Journal. It’s one of those days. You argue with your spouse before heading out the door. A rude driver swerves in front of your car and you spill coffee on your lap. You arrive at work in a