In today’s 20 group meetings, in circles, while attending a new car showing, and just about anywhere you go, dealers are talking about their DMS provider. Even DMS providers seem to be talking about each other, sometimes benignly, other times w

VP of Sales, CDK Global, Bill Wittenmyer explains the concept of high-tech vs. high-touch in this edition of Witt’s Wise Words.

Performance Lexus, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is an 18-time winner of the Elite of Lexus Award. The store is part of the Performance Automotive Network, a family-owned business operating for over 40 years. The network has enjoyed steady growth and is curre

The word “transparency” gets floated around the automotive industry quite often – especially in the last few years. The days of “the invoice is locked in a safe at the corporate office” are gone and consumers have all of the access to data

For car dealers, the opportunity to create loyal customers might start with a sale, but true loyalty is created in the service department. According to a 2017 IHS Markit study, the average length of car ownership is nearly seven years. That’s a

Bill Wittenmyer shares why fear isn’t something to be afraid of but rather an emotion you should embrace in this episode of Freebie Friday.

How confident are you that your dealership can withstand a cyber attack? In my experience, most dealers underestimate the threat of attack and overestimate their ability to withstand an attack. When looking at your internal information technology (IT

When it comes to working conferences, there are many different thought processes. The first, of course, is that a lot of money is spent between the cost of renting the booth space, sponsorship, the actual booth itself, staffing, swag, prizes and trav

With advertisements of cars with giant red bows plastered around America, it’s no surprise that December truly is one of the most popular times of year to buy a car. New 2019 models have just come on the market, and 2018 models are dropping in pric