Lowering Workers’ Compensation – How to use Safety and Compliance Software to Protect Your Dealership and Employees while Decreasing Insurance Rates, from NCM Institute. Workers’ Compensation insurance was designed to ensure adequate employee r

Study Looks at Easing Car Dealership F&I Pain Points, from Wards Auto. Auto shoppers seem conflicted in their perception of finance and insurance products and how dealerships sell them, according to a survey focusing on easing pain points. More t

CFPB plays up auto finance complaints, from Automotive News. A new report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau covering more than three years of complaints by military service members shows that although gripes about auto loans were a

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government entities have taken an increased interest in dealership practices and have intensified enforcement and arrests over the past 16 months. They have specifically focused on deceptive and illegal pr

Survey: 76% Of Shoppers Would Consider Bypassing Dealerships & Buy Cars Online, from The Car Connection. If you’re like many folks, you have an aversion to conventional car dealerships. (Honestly, no one likes haggling.) Also, if youR

Automile Scores $5M To Connect Your Car To The Cloud, from TCTV. Automile, which offers a device and platform that connects your car to the cloud so you can track various kinds of data, has closed a $5 million Series A round. The investment was led b

Ford to offer 2016 F-150 half-ton pickup with ability to run on CNG, propane, from Vehicle Service Pros. Ford will offer the 2016 F-150 with an available gaseous-fuel prep package that enables 5.0L V8-powered models to run on clean, low-cost compress

5 Warning Signs Your Dealership’s Online Marketing Provider is Taking You to the Cleaners, from DealerSolutions. I spend a lot of quality time with auto dealers, and am often surprised at the state of their online marketing programs. Sometimes

Lead Enrichment for Better CRM Database Maintenance, from deBanked. Simply put, lead enrichment is a process that goes beyond regular CRM database maintenance – it is a smarter way to score leads based on explicit data, allowing sales and marketing