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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....
EV Drivers will Pay More for Convenience: Study
Convenience and reliability are now nearly as important to EV owners as charging speed. According to a recent survey commissioned by Konect, 32 percent of EV drivers prioritize chargers that are closest to their travel routes. Detours of just 10 to 20 minutes are too...
New-Vehicle Customer Satisfaction is at an All Time High: J.D. Power
Despite all the twists and turns that 2025 has thrown at the auto industry, it appears that those who have made a new car purchase are overwhelmingly happy with that decision. Customer satisfaction with new vehicles has reached a historic high according to J.D....
Driving Dealer Success with Better Data
Behind all the shiny layers of the modern digital landscape, customer data is currency. And nowhere is it more acute than in automotive retail where customer data powers targeted campaigns, retention strategies, and referral programs that keep business in motion. But...
Driving Growth: The New Frontier of Used Vehicle Acquisition and F&I’s Pivotal Role
The method in which auto dealers acquire used inventory is rapidly changing. Historically reliant on auctions and trade-ins, a surging demand for pre-owned vehicles and persistent market scarcity are compelling dealers to aggressively purchase directly from consumers...
Dealership Profits Surged 27% in Q2: Presidio
After a stretch of decline from the massive peaks of the post-pandemic era, dealership profitability has not just recovered, it has blossomed. Franchised dealerships saw average net pretax profit climb an impressive 27.1 percent year over year in Q2 according to the...
Explore an Enhanced Expo Hall at #DDCE2025
Digital Dealer Conference & Expo 2025 registration is open, and we want to individually focus on some of the biggest changes that are coming this year! At the forefront of our changes is ensuring attendees get a premiere Expo Hall experience. This year, we will...
Instagram’s Hidden Challenges for Car Dealerships
As a dealer, you’ve probably been told that having a strong presence on every social media platform is essential, and to some extent, that’s true. Each channel is often treated as a “must-have,” based on the belief that increased exposure leads to greater success. But...
Used Vehicle Prices Have Begun to Drop in July
The wholesale used vehicle market has seen a slight price decrease in the first half of July, with adjusted prices falling 0.7 percent compared to June levels according to Cox Automotive. The non-adjusted price changes saw an even greater change, with values declining...
Hybrid Learning: What the Rise of Hybrid Vehicles Can Teach Us About Flexibility in Automotive Marketing
As auto brands zigged toward an all-out EV marketing blitz starting in 2021, auto shoppers have zagged toward hybrids with stunning enthusiasm. By the end of 2024, electrified vehicles had reached 3.2 million total sales, good for 20 percent of all US auto sales....
Sales Were Up, but Affordability Concerns Dominated Q2: Lotlinx
The Q2 2025 Vincensus Report paints a complex picture of the automotive market, one that has spent much of the year navigating affordability challenges and shifting consumer preferences. Compiled by Lotlinx using a dataset of over 24 billion inventory-specific data...
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