Sales & Variable OPS
Autotrader Named America’s Most Reputable Auto Retailer
This recognition is based on Morning Consult’s brand reputation data, powered by always-on survey research capturing the views of thousands of U.S. consumers every day.
Gain Actionable Insights at #DDCE2025 with Our New 25-Minute Sessions
Digital Dealer Conference and Expo 2025 registration is open, and we want to individually focus on some of the biggest changes that are coming this year! Nowhere are those changes bigger than our new redesigned sessions. Day 1 of #DDCE2025 kicks off with our all-new...
Foundation Automotive Corp, North Olmsted CJDR, Larry H. Miller Ford: Dealership Deals
Foundation Automotive Corp Sells Jones Chevrolet, CDJR, GMC, & Nissan Foundation Automotive Corp has sold four Tennessee dealerships to Jones Motor Company in a transaction facilitated by Performance Brokerage Services. The dealerships include Jones Chevrolet...
CDK Launches SimplePay: Fast, Efficient Payments for Consumers, Greater Efficiency for Dealerships
Embedded, cloud-based solution simplifies payments and enhances customer experience AUSTIN, Texas -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CDK, the leading automotive retail software provider, has introduced CDK SimplePay—a fully embedded, cloud-based solution that offers dealers a...
Generative AI and the Dealership: How GPT Tools Are Changing Expectations from the Lot to the Bay
The automotive dealership model is facing yet another modernization opportunity—this time driven by artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI and GPT-style technologies. These tools, which allow users to query complex data systems using natural language and...
Leadership Has Changed — Is Your Dealership Positioned for Growth?
Are you preparing your dealership for future growth and succession—or just preserving the past? As successors step into leadership roles, the real challenge isn’t their capability. It’s giving them the permission to lead differently. For decades, success in the auto...
Amazon Autos Expands to Include Used and Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles
Amazon Autos is widening its reach in the automotive market with the launch of used and certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle listings. Starting in Los Angeles, this latest expansion allows customers to browse high-quality pre-owned cars and trucks listed by dealerships...
Beyond the Bereavement: How Dealerships Can Unlock Life Insurance’s ‘Living Benefits’
In today’s workplace, supporting employee well-being requires more than reactive benefits and one-size-fits-all coverage. With financial stress on the rise and employees increasingly worried about healthcare affordability and long-term security, dealership employers...
Own the Tires, Own the Future: How Dealerships Can Shield Their Profits Through Tire and Alignment Strategies
A Lesson That Stuck with Me In 2012, I was working with David Lewis and Associates, an automotive sales training firm known for its comprehensive programs across every dealership department; from greenpea training to F&I, fixed ops, and leadership development....
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