Sales & Variable OPS
Are You Maximizing the Right “Look Back” Strategy to Set the Course for 2025?
As we enter the first quarter of 2025, lenders and dealers are presented with a unique opportunity to revisit and rejuvenate their business and data strategies. The Winter holiday rush is over. Employees have returned from holiday vacations. And it is at precisely...
SureCam Secures $36M to Expand AI-Enabled Fleet Solutions for Safer Roadways
SureCam, a leader in connected dash camera technology, announced the successful close of its Series B funding round, raising $12.5 million, along with a $23.5 million debt facility agreement. The Series B was led by Lewis & Clark Capital with participation from...
FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers Data
General Motors (GM) is banned for five years from disclosing consumers’ sensitive geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies in an consent agreement agreed to with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In its complaint, the FTC had alleged GM...
Why a Utah High School Senior Wants to Work in the Auto Industry
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved cars. Since I’ve started driving recently and starting taking automotive shop classes, I have become even more attached. I love driving my car and working on it in my shop class, where I can tinker around with cars and learn more...
In Separate Deals, Motion Enters Into Agreement To Purchase Hawaii, Texas Distributors
Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of M.B. McKee Company, Inc. The...
Sloane Automotive Group, McFarland Ford, Iowa City: Dealership Deals
Sloane Automotive Group Buys BMW Dealership in Pennsylvania Sloane Automotive Group recently purchased Daniels BMW and MINI from Gary and John Daniels, rebranded as BMW of Allentown and MINI of Allentown. After 50 years in business, the brothers Gary and John Daniels...
Customer Experience 3.0: Redefining the Guest Journey in Dealerships
In today’s fast-evolving automotive industry, customer expectations have shifted dramatically. The days of transactional interactions are expected to be long gone, replaced by a demand for personalized, seamless, and memorable guest experiences. I call this shift...
TradePending Partners with WheelsTV to Feature Video Test Drives in its Enhanced AutoBio Reports
TradePending, a leading software platform for car dealerships, announced a new partnership with WheelsTV, an industry leader in automotive video content. This collaboration integrates WheelsTV’s extensive library of year/make/model video test drives into...
CDK Reaches $630M Settlement in Dealer Data Lawsuit
CDK Global settled an antitrust lawsuit that claims it caused hundreds of software vendors to overpay for vehicle dealership data by restricting access for a price tag of $630 million The proposed settlement was filed on Jan. 25 night in a federal court in Madison, WI...
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