Innovate or die. In today’s highly competitive market where modern-day dealers continue to face compressing margins, innovate or die is more...
Why Integration Matters
DealerBuilt CEO Mike Trasatti shares why integration is more important than ever in an industry continuously coming up with new solutions.
When it Comes to Technicians, Dealerships May Need a Bigger Boat
In my last blog, Technicians are the Key to Dealerships’ Future, I discussed how the race to acquire technicians may just be outweighed by the...
Anatomy of a Phishing Attack
Do you believe your dealership is safe from phishing attacks? Here are two actual incidents that occurred at dealerships as a result of successful...
Digital Darwinism: What Dealers Can do to Market at the Speed of Life
When I look around the industry, I see a disconnect between how shoppers and dealerships leverage technology in the car buying process. Technology...
The 5 P’s for Business Success
Generally, in good markets, any dealership inefficiencies or complacencies may be obscured by the overall positive performance of the operation. As...
BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX DECLINES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH
Late Start to the Spring Selling Season Perhaps Pulling Down the Index Early in 2019 LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (March 6, 2019) – Black Book, a division of...
Cox Automotive to Bring New Ride-Sharing Option to Thousands of Dealerships
Lyft to be integrated into Cox Automotive’s Xtime Fixed Ops software platform ATLANTA, March 5, 2019 – Today, Cox Automotive announced plans to...
Depreciation Trend Steady
Welcome to this week's edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight...
truPayments, LLC Joins CDK Global Partner Program
Dealers with CDK websites now have access to tru Shop-by-Payment™ Cincinnati, March 5, 2019 – truPayments, LLC., a financial technology company,...









