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Local SEO Strategies Every Car Dealership Must Use
Car buying has always been a neighborhood-driven experience. When someone decides it’s time for a new vehicle, they’re not browsing dealerships across the country—they’re looking for the best options close to home. And because most of those searches now begin online,...
Showroom Visuals That Sell: Leveraging LED Displays for Vehicle Highlighting
In today’s competitive automotive market, every inch of a dealership showroom is premium real estate. With nearly 95% of car shoppers spending over 14 hours on digital research before stepping onto a lot, the physical showroom must now serve as a high-impact...
Looking Back at 2025: The Shift Toward Smarter, More Personal Dealer Websites
As we close out 2025, I’m taking the time to reflect on the automotive industry’s evolution this past year. Specifically, I find myself thinking about dealership websites. Not long ago, most conversations about dealership websites revolved around inventory, CTAs, and...
Reflecting on 2025: Resetting the Future of Car Dealerships and Automotive Retail
When I look back at 2025, I don’t think of it as a “market story” first. I think of it as an operating story. For U.S. dealerships, 2025 was a reset year. This wasn’t because the fundamentals collapsed, but because the margin for inconsistency disappeared....
Hartz Automotive Sells its Ownership Interests in Three California Penske Dealerships
The Presidio Group exclusively advises Hartz Automotive in the sale
Maximizing Online Visibility for Used Car Dealers: Tips for Craigslist, eBay, and Kijiji
Used-car shoppers are naturally more skeptical and far more reliant on online information than new-car buyers. They study inventory, analyze reviews, check vehicle history, and compare pricing across ecommerce platforms long before they ever step onto a lot. This...
Patriot Automotive Group Sells Patriot Subaru of North Attleboro to Imperial Cars
The Presidio Group exclusively advised on the transaction
CarGurus Introduces PriceVantage to Bring Predictive AI to Used Car Pricing
CarGurus has officially launched PriceVantage, a new inventory management solution designed to fundamentally shift how dealers approach used vehicle pricing. By leveraging artificial intelligence and real-time consumer demand data, the tool aims to move the industry...
The Truth About AI Posers: Is Your ‘Intelligent’ Tool Helping You Sell or Just Chat?
The automotive industry is buzzing. Everywhere you look—from vendor booths at NADA to your LinkedIn feed—it seems like every company is claiming to have the next great AI widget. The phrase "AI-powered" is now table stakes, and frankly, it's created a lot of noise...
Smart Service Automation: Boost Efficiency Without Compromising the Customer Experience
Your service department is the lifeblood of your dealership but keeping up with growing service demand while delivering an excellent customer experience is no easy task. Even with a dedicated reception or BDC team, the volume of calls can quickly become overwhelming....
Car Buyers Are Going Digital, but Still Value the Dealership: CarGurus
The modern car shopper is increasingly flexible, digitally savvy, and motivated by a complex mix of needs, wants, and economic realities, according to the 2025 Consumer Insights Report from CarGurus. The eighth annual study, which surveyed over 3,000 recent buyers and...
The Untold Truth About Digital Retailing Success
Over the years, digital retailing has reshaped the car-buying experience, streamlining dealership operations and boosting efficiency across every step of the process. However, every change brings new challenges. In this article, we’ll explore the most common obstacles...
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