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The new year is always about “out with the old and in with the new,” and that’s no different for car manufacturers or auto dealerships. As the world economy continues its recovery following the 2008 financial crisis, manufacturers are looking t

For years, American Honda did not mandate the formation of tier 2 marketing associations and instead only supported the groups that formed voluntarily. About two years ago, that changed. Honda now pools 1 percent per car into association funding and

It’s hard to imagine the Findlay Automotive Group os a single store selling two brands. But that’s what it was from 1961 through the mid-eighties. Today, the group includes 28 different locations selling 26 different brands and is one of

Yamaha adds Build Your Own accessory site for new Wolverine, from Dealernews.com. CYPRESS, Calif. – Yamaha continues its focus on personalization, announcing a new Build Your Own website for its 2016 Wolverine R-Spec performance side-by-side, a

Self-driving car will make trip from San Francisco to New York City, from Mashable. It’s all of the road trip and none of the driving — at least, not by a human. An autonomous car, developed by Michigan-based Delphi Automotive, will begin a

Dealership Performance CRM integrates with Lightspeed, from Globe Newswire. Portland, Oregon, March 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dealership Performance CRM, a company of industry experts in CRM management for dealerships, now has data integratio

Management Excellence: Step One, from Dealer Strong. Lately, I’ve been rather frustrated at the lack of management in many dealerships. Yes, plenty of people have the title manager but are they really managing anything? Let’s look at the simple d

It’s Mainly a Man’s World at Auto Dealerships, from WardsAuto. Are women embracing careers in dealership finance and insurance? The answer is in the nuance of the data, says Ted Kraybill, CEO of the research firm ESI Trends. With permission from

How To Embrace The New Relationship Economy, from Forbes. This past Christmas, magic happened. For the first time in over a decade, I was actually happy. And what made that morning so wonderful was someone’s death – mine. I was finally able to l