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Zero Moment Retail with Erich K. Gail

Instead, they clawed their way back embarking on a strategy that would transform this auto group from a brick and mortar retail operation ‘subject’ to market and economic condition to one of the top retail groups in the country in complete contro
May 26, 2015

Beaver Toyota: How they went from bankrupt to America’s Top 100 in 24 months

In 2013, Mike Beaver and Matt Calavan purchased a Toyota dealership out of bankruptcy and set out to do what they had done several times before – turn an underperforming dealership into a market leader. This would prove much harder than anticipated
May 26, 2015

At NADA 2015 – Rytec® Spiral® FV® Door Combines Full Visibility with Speed and Style

Jackson, WI – At THE NADA CONVENTION AND EXPO 2015, join the experts from Rytec High Performance Doors in Booth 4229N. Learn how a large door into the service area can open in seconds while complementing and enhancing the appearance of your dea
Dec 19, 2014

Are you selling Cars or iPads?

A good friend of mine recently shopped for a new car. He’s a pretty tech savvy person, but oddly enough, didn’t know much about the vehicle that he was thinking of buying. He said that he asked numerous questions of his salesperson regarding mile
Dec 18, 2014

Why Put a “Brain” Behind Your Website? Conversion, Conversion, Conversion

A study of Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers underscores how behavioral analytics on websites can drive smarter chat and better conversion In recent years smart dealers have been re-focusing their digital marketing spend on driving traffic to their own
Dec 18, 2014

Dealertrack Announces Cash Offer to Acquire International Automotive Retailing Software Provider incadea plc

Acquisition Positions Dealertrack for Growth in Global Automotive Retailing Market Lake Success, N.Y., December 18, 2014 ─ Dealertrack Technologies (Nasdaq: TRAK) today announced a cash offer to acquire incadea plc (LSE AIM: INCA), a leading pr
Dec 18, 2014

DealerRater and AutoTrader Partner to Bring Dealership Reviews to AutoTrader.com

DealerRater and AutoTrader Partner to Bring Dealership Reviews to AutoTrader.com, from Yahoo Finance Canada. DealerRater’s consumer-written dealership reviews to be integrated into AutoTrader.com dealer profile pages ATLANTA and WALTHAM, Mass.,
Dec 18, 2014

LendingTree branches out again, eyeing car shoppers

LendingTree branches out again, eyeing car shoppers, from SearchAutoParts.com. LendingTree is at it again, this time launching an online marketplace geared specifically for car buyers. The move follows an announcement last week that the Charlotte-bas
Dec 12, 2014

GM to roll out V2V communications in 2017

GM to roll out V2V communications in 2017, from SearchAutoParts.com. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology will make its debut in the GM product line as early as 2017. At the Intelligent Transport System World Congre
Dec 12, 2014