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Genuine Parts Company Announces Officer Promotion
Genuine Parts Company, a leading global distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, announced today that its board of directors has appointed James F. Howe to the position of President, Motion, the company’s industrial busines
Apr 9, 2024
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Dealer Ops & Leadership
“These Are A Few Of My Unfavorite Things”
(Sing with me here…) “Gossip and taxes and unpleasant divorces, Pulling of wisdom teeth, with chronic hoarseness, Lawyers and penalties which costs money and stings, These are a few of my unfavorite things.” Speaking of unpleasantries, here’s
Apr 9, 2024
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Digital Custom Forms from Rapid Recon Simplifies Dealership Life
KNOXVILLE, TN, April 8, 2024 – Custom Forms, a new complimentary feature for users of Rapid Recon T2L™ used car reconditioning workflow software is designed to help auto dealers personalize, customize, and digitize the many forms used in fixed an
Apr 8, 2024
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Sales & Variable Ops
Presidio Report: Dealers Coming to Grips with Post-Pandemic Business
The Great Normalization is well underway and accelerating for certain brands in the automotive sector. That is one of the main takeaways from the recently release of “Presidio Perspectives: A Quarterly Outlook on Auto Retail and M&A Trends” f
Apr 8, 2024
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Finnish K.Hartwall and their Australian Distribution Partner, Retailquip, Join Forces
K.Hartwall, a family-owned and global leading provider of intralogistics solutions, announces the acquisition of the Australian company Retailquip. This marks a significant milestone in K.Hartwall’s strategic growth plan to strengthen its prese
Apr 5, 2024
Emerald Welcomes New Conference Producer to Digital Dealer Team
Digital Dealer has hired Elise Wyatt as its new conference producer at Digital Dealer, a brand owned and operated by Emerald, the nation’s leading tradeshow company announced. With a wealth of experience and a deep track record in both conferences
Apr 4, 2024
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Canatu, DENSO Make a Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Mass Production for ADAS
Canatu and DENSO have started up their new, jointly developed carbon nanotube reactor at the Canatu factory in Finland. The new high-performance reactor was developed to scale-up carbon nanotube film manufacturing to meet increasing demand to address
Apr 4, 2024
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Sales & Variable Ops
Handling The Trade: Double Sales Appointments by Talking about the Trade-In
Picture this: It’s training day at a high-volume Toyota dealership somewhere in the U.S. and Michael and I are training a team of 60 salespeople. It’s a mixed bag; some vets, some newbies, lots of in-betweeners and COVID babies. I’m discuss
Apr 4, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Brandt Auto Group Completes Breakup After Gayle Benson Withdraws Compliant
After a complaint by Gayle Benson with the state of Louisiana was withdrawn, the breakup of the Ray Brandt Auto Group is complete. The deals closes a four year legal battle between Ray Brandt’s widow Jessica and his grandchildren over an estimated
Apr 3, 2024