Auto Retail News

New Auto Group to Sell Cars Online Using Breakthrough Technology, from Sys-Con Media. Two life-long friends, Katie Bowman Coleman, owner of Bowman Chevrolet in Clarkston, MI and Sam Slaughter, owner of Sellers Buick-GMC in Farmington Hills, MI have m

Leading IT With Dealers and Customers in Mind, from CIO Insight. At Asbury Automotive, CIO Barry Cohen leads the IT organization with dealers and customers in mind, and is making IT a broader driver of value to the company. Asbury Automotive is a $5.

As family dealership owner, she’s the top ‘nice guy’ at Soerens Ford, from Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. A family Ford dealership here is owned by a “nice guy” who just gave birth to her third child. As the fourt

Black Friday deals could siphon some auto sales from December, from Automotive News. Analysts predict SAAR will rise to 16.8 million The Jacky Jones Lincoln dealership had a message for Black Friday shoppers: After picking up that big-screen TV, stop

As a car dealership, you have goals you want to reach. Maybe you gauge your success by annual sales or by your salespeople reaching their monthly quotas. However you choose to manage (and measure) your profitability, there’s always room to grow

Toyota’s Captive Faces CFPB, DOJ Enforcement Action, from F&I Magazine. Toyota Motor Credit Corp. revealed last week in a regulatory filing that it could face an enforcement action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Dep

Jessica Germain is redefining the “customer experience” at Germain Motor Company and it is paying off in a big way. Year-over-year sales are up, overall profits are up and the group is expanding its footprint with a growth strategy that includes

Top 5 Ways to Increase Your Fixed Ops, from DealerSocket. When “fixed” means unchanging, it’s time to unfix the fixed. Unfix your Fixed Ops business; then, increase your Fixed Ops business! Fixed Operations can be the backbone of your business.