Dealer OPS & Leadership
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-based company has...
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 Congress in Detroit in...
TOTD: What Should VW Do to Sell More Cars in the U.S.?
TOTD: What Should VW Do to Sell More Cars in the U.S.?, from Motor Trend. November auto sales in the U.S. were revealed last week, and as usual, Volkswagen's numbers were much lower compared to those of its rivals. Take the Volkswagen Jetta, for example. The...
Hip-Hop Video Promotes The Next Up Retail Sales Process
Hip-Hop Video Promotes The Next Up Retail Sales Process, from Business Wire. ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jumping on the YouTube video craze, The Next Up, a retail sales process (RSP) proven to improve dealership sales, released a humorous hip-hop video featuring...
Online F&I product sales a ‘struggle’
Online F&I product sales a 'struggle', from Automotive News. Driver's Village has readily embraced offering credit approvals on its e-commerce site, dvoffers.com, but it has yet to sell extended service contracts and other F&I products online. Dealership staffers must...
New lights lead dealership to a greener path
New lights lead dealership to a greener path, from Virtual-Strategy Magazine. Palmen DCJ explains new and more efficient lighting system RACINE, Wis., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Automotive dealers are quick to point out the advantages to the environment for...
In-store kiosks put F&I right in front of customers
In-store kiosks put F&I right in front of customers, from Automotive News. Michael Fastman believes in the power of putting finance and insurance products at customers' fingertips. So he is buying kiosks for BMW of Silver Spring, in Silver Spring, Md., where he is...
How Will You Use Big Data in 2015?
How Will You Use Big Data in 2015?, from Business 2 Community. Big Data includes everything that makes it to the Internet. Structured data stored in databases is there, but so is unstructured data, including text messages, Tweets, Facebook status updates, items you...
Scion Selects 3 Birds to Energize its Dealer Communications Program
Scion Selects 3 Birds to Energize its Dealer Communications Program, from Virtual-Strategy Magazine. Building on proven experience in consumer-focused branded messaging, 3 Birds is honored to announce its selection as the exclusive provider for Scion’s internal...
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