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One of the largest obstacles that dealership service departments face is consumer mistrust. Articles with titles like “10 Tips to Avoid Auto Repair Rip-Offs,” and “Avoid Getting Ripped Off on Repairs and Maintenance” are constantly being publ

Street Toyota is the top selling dealership in both new and used in the Amarillo, TX market. But it wasn’t always like that. More than 10 years ago, the Toyota dealership with 37 employees was selling about 1,200 a year. Owner Joe Street, knowing h

Joe Castle, a second generation car dealer from the Chicago area, purchased two under-performing dealerships in 2008. The stores were selling less than 50 total cars per month and were losing a combined total of $96,000 a month. In three months, Cast

The Hybrid Shop (THS), global leaders in hybrid and electric vehicle training, education and battery conditioning, has joined the Carfax® Service Network. In addition to joining the Network, each participating location is automatically enrolled in t

Winter is coming and for dealerships that means more than winter sports and holidays. Unfortunately, with the change in winter weather, also comes additional safety risk, which also means additional safety preparedness. To maintain productivity and r

DTG, built on the Outsell Fuel customer engagement platform, automates most email campaigns, boosts lead counts and frees salespeople to focus on closing business rather than qualifying leads At a glance Company: Gilchrist Chevrolet Objectives: Incre

Experian Automotive today announced that it has teamed with Headline, an automotive data and software technology company, to provide the automotive industry with a more complete view of vehicles in operation around the globe. Through the combination

Lexus and Hyundai remain the highest ranked automotive manufacturers based on consumer-written dealership reviews, according to a mid-year update of the 2015 DealerRater Consumer Rating Index (CRI) for Auto Manufacturers. The DealerRater CRI is calcu

Flick Fusion (www.flickfusion.com), the industry’s leading video marketing provider, today released InstaVid, an automated video production service that instantly creates and distributes new and pre-owned inventory videos for auto dealers. In m