Dealer OPS & Leadership
Apple Hopes to Make Moves in Auto Market
According to The Detroit News, Apple hopes to make moves in the auto market. While Steve Jobs regretted not making an iCar, Apple Inc. for years was ambivalent about the auto industry. Now it’s vying for dashboard space held by Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Ltd. and...
DealerCentric Launches ID Drive: Gives Dealerships Ironclad Protection Against Epidemic of Fake IDs and Identity Theft
DealerCentric Solutions, the consumer finance management system innovator, today launched ID DriveTM, a patent-pending ID scanner technology that gives dealerships the most powerful protection against fake IDs and identity theft imaginable. ID theft is now a national...
Audi Intensifies Attractiveness to American Millennial Consumers
Audi of America product and marketing planners are looking forward to the debut of the new Audi A3 sedan in the U.S. market next year, figuring that the combination of the sedan profile with technological advancements such as 4G LTE connectivity will attract...
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Service Department Website
The do's and don'ts of a service department website, from Stratosphere Studio. As one of your greatest sales tools, it’s clearly very important to maintain an equally great website for your auto body shop. Pretty much every business these days at least has a website,...
VIP in Action Shows ‘Em You Care
Time after time as I speak to dealers, GMs, sales managers and fixed ops directors about customer relations, the phrase I am hearing is, “customers want to know we care.” When I hear about it, this is what I think customers are telling their dealerships: “Pay...
How to Tackle a Drivability Complaint when No Code is Stored
How to tackle a drivability complaint when no code is stored, according to Search Auto Parts. It seems that we as an industry overall have become dependent on computer-generated Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs). When faced with a drivability complaint where no...
Bosch Expands Fuel Injectors, Spark Plugs, Wiper Blade Product Lines with New Part Numbers
According to Search Auto Parts, Bosch expands fuel injectors, spark plugs, wiper blade product lines with new part numbers. Bosch continues to expand its offerings with several new part numbers added to its following product lines – fuel injectors, Iridium and OE...
New Car Transaction Prices in July 2013 Up 1.2 Percent Honda and GM Reaching New Highs; Incentives Up 7.6 Percent from Last Year
TrueCar, Inc. the automotive pricing information and analysis company that creates a better buying experience for dealers and consumers, estimated today that the average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $31,088 in July 2013, up $360...
Almost 70% of Pre-owned Vehicle Sales Included Financing
According to SubPrime Auto Finance News, almost 70% of pre-owned vehicle sales included financing. The finance office stayed busy in July working up contracts for used vehicles as CNW Research determined 68.9 percent of all used sales last month included financing, a...
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