Marketing & Advertising
Car Wars Returns from NADA 2026 Highlighting Dealer Insights, Platform Enhancements, and Industry Leadership
Dallas, TX – Car Wars returned from the NADA 2026 Show after a productive week of conversations with dealers, partners, and industry leaders about the phone and how it is actually being used inside dealerships today. Throughout the show, Car Wars met with dealers from...
Keeler Motor Car Company and Open Road Capital Acquire Lexus of Westport, Toyota of Westport, and Audi Hawthorne
Haig Partners Serves as the Exclusive Advisor on the Sale of Lexus of Westport, Toyota of Westport, and Audi Hawthorne to Keeler Motor Car Company and Open Road Capital – Located in One of the Best Luxury Markets in the US
F&I Industry Enters New Era of “Deliberate Omnichannel” as Affordability Challenges Mount
The automotive finance and insurance (F&I) industry has officially entered a new, more challenging phase, where rapid post-pandemic growth has given way to a market defined by consumer affordability pressures and a strategic pivot toward a "deliberate omnichannel"...
Service Retention, CX, and Team Growth: Opportunities 2026 Offers Dealers
Looking back at 2025, plenty has changed—but one thing hasn’t: the ongoing challenge of service retention. Like other macro shifts, its impact is now impossible to ignore. When service retention drops below 70% at their “due for service” interval, a customer who has...
CARFAX: 225,000 More Vehicles Receive “Do Not Drive” Warning for Takata Airbags
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Issues Urgent Warning for Vehicles with Unfixed Takata Airbags
Trust in Dealerships Surges as Digital Tools Bridge the Gap for Modern Car Buyers
The relationship between car buyers and dealerships is undergoing a renaissance, driven by a powerful combination of digital transparency and personalized in-person experiences. According to the Capital One Car Buying Outlook 2025 Report, consumer trust in dealerships...
Middle-Income Americans Show Financial Resilience, Embrace AI for Car Buying
Despite persistent economic pressures, middle-income Americans are entering 2026 with a sense of optimism, according to the latest Paths to Financial Prosperity study from Santander US. The Q4 2025 survey reveals that financial confidence has reached a three-year...
Automotive Advertising Pivots to “Outcome-Based” Measurement as Traditional KPIs Lose Ground
In an automotive market defined by shrinking purchase windows and increasingly fragmented consumer journeys, advertisers are being forced to rethink how they measure success. According to a new thought paper from Urban Science, the industry is undergoing a fundamental...
The End of the “Manual Review Trap”: Re-engineering Auto Dealer & Lending for 2026
The auto dealership and finance industries are approaching a critical era. For years, the promise of digital transformation has been a boardroom staple, yet the reality on the ground remains stubbornly analog. As we move into 2026, the primary bottleneck in lending...
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