Dealer OPS & Leadership
FTC Files Reply to NADA’s Lawsuit on CARS Act
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its 97 page brief in opposition to the legal challenge to the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (CARS Rule) filed by National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and Texas Automobile Dealers Association. The CARS...
Digital Dealer Conference and Expo 2025 Sessions Provide Insight on AI, Data Security and More
Digital Dealer Conference & Expo 2025, coming to the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on October 14 and 15, is the event that brings the auto retail community together. Attendees cultivate business relationships through its expo hall and networking activities, while its...
RecovR, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association Join Forces to Combat Vehicle Theft and Enhance Dealership Security
Phoenix, AZ and Ottawa, ON – June 5, 2024 – In a strategic move to address the rising threat of vehicle theft affecting dealerships and consumers across Canada, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) and Kudelski IoT are proud to announce a comprehensive...
What The Q1 Inventory Management Data Means For Today’s Successful Auto Retailers
Inventory management remains critical for auto retailers today in determining profitability, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency. The traditional methods of inventory management, reliant on manual processes and intuition, are proving inadequate in the...
Haig: Auto Dealership Buy-Sell Volume Sets Record in Q1 2024
A quarterly report from Haig Partners LLC found that the first three months of 2024 sets a record for the highest number of dealerships bought or sold despite declining profits. An estimated 151 dealerships were bought or sold in January, February and March, with...
Dave Cantin Group Introduces First-Ever AI-Powered Data-Mining Software to Accurately Value the Nation’s 18,000+ Franchise Dealerships
NEW YORK – Using its new AI-powered data-mining software, retail automotive advisory firm Dave Cantin Group (DCG) can now provide accurate, reliable data-driven valuations for any new car dealership in the United States, regardless of brand, location or direct input...
Dealer Magazine: He Who Is Faithful with Little Will Be Entrusted with Much!
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the May/June edition of Dealer magazine A parable: A successful car dealer had ten mid-sized buy-here-pay-here used car lots. He called ten of his employees and gave them each one of the used car stores to...
Automotive Lenders Are Overlooking the Value of Alternative Data and Instant Decisioning, Open Lending Research Finds
Open Lending Corporation, an industry trailblazer in automotive lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, released its second annual Lending Enablement Benchmark Report. Report findings reveal that traditional methods of assessing...
Spotlight on…. QoreAI
As we look to tell the stories about people and the products that support auto dealerships, Digital Dealer is shining the spotlight on companies that help dealers do their job more effectively. We recently interviewed Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, reflected on his...
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