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Impel Announces Executive Leadership Additions
Impel is adding to its executive leadership team in its goal to position the company for continued long-term expansion. These hires and new positions comes after Impel, which specializes in AI sales and marketing automation for the automotive industr
Aug 6, 2024
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Survey: Large Majority of Drivers OK with Anti-Speeding Tech in Vehicles
Drivers are open to prompts to make them safer drivers, according to a recent survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The report published earlier this year found more than 60 percent of drivers would find it acceptable if thei
Aug 2, 2024
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Dealer Magazine: Meta Announces Two New Dealer Playbooks: An Omnichannel Approach to Driving Dealer Profitability
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine As we bid farewell to the seller’s market after four years of anything but normal, balance is expected to return to the U.S. auto market. As a
Aug 1, 2024
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Edmunds: New-Vehicle Buyers ‘Stretched to Financial Limits’
Elevated new-vehicle prices and high borrowing costs are two leading factors that have new-vehicle buyers stretched to their financial limits, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds’ head of insights, noted
Aug 1, 2024
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Millennial Drivers Cause Highest Percentage of Accidents
Be wary of the Millennials on the road. That is the take away from personal injury law specialists John Foy & Associates after analyzing 2022 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to find the number of drivers inv
Jul 31, 2024
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Dealer Magazine: The Critical Importance of the Sales to Service Handoff
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine Last year, 85 percent of vehicle maintenance and repair dollars were spent at independent service centers—not at dealerships. Wow! Over the pas
Jul 29, 2024
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Dealer Magazine: Interview with Marcus Withers of Withers Automotive Worldwide
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine Dealer Magazine had the privilege of talking with Marcus Withers, a part of one of the leading minority dealership groups in the U.S, working in
Jul 29, 2024
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Cox: New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Rebound in July
The Cox Automotive forecast released July 25 indicates that U.S. July new-vehicle sales will show some recovery from the CDK Global ransomware attack in June. In July, the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) is expected to rise to 16.0 million, an
Jul 26, 2024
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Penske Automotive, Cardinale Automotive, Gill Automotive: Dealership Sales Roundup
Penske Buys Bill Brown Ford in Michigan Penske Automotive Group recently acquired Bill Brown Ford in Livonia, MI. Serving Michigan’s largest county by population, the dealership is forecast to add $550 million in estimated annualized revenue,
Jul 25, 2024