Dealer OPS & Leadership
The Hidden Cost of Slow Dealership Websites in 2026
In 2026, website speed is a critical revenue variable no dealership can afford to ignore. If a dealer’s website has slow load times, it means their potential buyers are getting frustrated with the experience, causing them to leave. Thus, a slow website is eating into...
F&I Modernization Needs a Stronger Data Foundation
When it comes to customer facing dealership technology, innovation has moved fast. New tools such as digital retailing, online credit applications, remote trade-in, and e-contracting have fundamentally changed the car buying experience. Today, a customer can shop,...
Why Today’s Street-Sourced Dealers Are the Biggest Threats to Public Retailers
For decades, the American auto dealer has operated on a predictable, rhythmic cycle. New cars arrived from the factory, leases were signed, and 36 months later, those same vehicles flowed back into the ecosystem like clockwork. This off-lease pipeline was the...
UVeye Launches Scan to Sold, Same-Day Vehicle Listings for Car Dealers
New offering turns the service lane into a website-ready merchandising Photobooth, helping dealerships reduce turnaround time from days to minutes
How Google AI Overviews Are Reshaping the Automotive SEO Landscape
Based on findings from an ongoing study of 1,600 search queries across transactional, commercial, and informational intent categories in Pensacola, FL; Kansas City, KS; and Dallas, TX.
The Next Loyalty Windfall for Dealers? Gen Z
Gen Z may be early in their ownership journey, but the service experiences they have today are already shaping where they’ll return tomorrow—both for service and their next vehicle. As this generation moves more fully into ownership, expectations set outside the...
Dealership M&A Up Big in Q1 2026 as Profits Normalize: Haig Report
Key Takeaways Private buyers commanded 96% of Q1 2026 dealership acquisitions amid a 54% increase in multi-store transactions. Average publicly owned dealership profits declined 16% year-over-year to $824,000 but remain 109% above pre-pandemic levels. Finance and...
Ferrari of Denver Sold by Lithia Motors to the Woodhouse Auto Family
Pinnacle Mergers & Acquisitions Facilitates Sale of Ferrari of Denver in Colorado
Used EVs Are Creating a New Retail Test for U.S. Dealers
Affordability is bringing more attention to used EVs, but price alone will not decide conversion
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