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Auto Dealership Profitability Improved at End of 2024
Auto dealerships are approaching a new normal likely to be characterized by higher overall profitability with a store’s brand and geography as differentiating factors, according to full-year 2024 data from the Presidio-NCM Average Dealership Performance Benchmark. Net...
A Look At How Auto Lenders, Retailers Continued Back Office Digital Adoption in Q4
The auto finance and retail industries continued to embrace the adoption of digital documentation and back-office strategies toward the end of 2024. This shift of digital business strategies remains essential for lenders and retailers that want to enhance operational...
Automotive Standards Council Certifies Gubagoo Virtual Retailing and ChatSmart for GA4
Gubagoo, the leading provider of digital retailing and conversational commerce for automotive dealerships, announced its Virtual Retailing and ChatSmart products are officially certified by the Automotive Standards Council (ASC). This important certification helps...
Van Horn Automobile Group, Jim Shorkey Auto Group, #1 Cochran Automotive Group, Tony T Automotive Group: Dealership Deals
Van Horn Automobile Group Sells Two New Iowa Dealerships Van Horn Automobile Group has sold Van Horn Ford and Van Horn Chevrolet in Newhall, IA. The stores will be renamed Sky Ford and Sky Chevrolet. Jeff Niesen, president of the Wisconsin-based Van Horn Automobile...
The Dealership’s Guide to a High-Impact Website
In today’s digital world, the internet is a vital part of our lives, empowering us to make informed decisions—from everyday purchases to major life choices! This makes a robust online presence indispensable for businesses across all industries, including the...
Lotlinx Welcomes Joshua Gonsenhauser as Vice President of Product Strategy
Lotlinx, the auto industry’s leading VIN-specific data company for dealership inventory management, announced the appointment of Joshua Gonsenhauser as Vice President of Product Strategy. Gonsenhauser, a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in...
Tekion Looks to Expand with Ken Garff, Asbury Automotive
Tekion recently announced two key agreements as it looks to grow its foothold at dealerships in the U.S. Offering a cloud-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem, it recently announced a new partnership with Ken Garff Automotive Group that has...
From Auctions to Individuals: Modern Strategies for Auto Dealers to Secure Profitable Inventory
Entering 2025, auto dealers are having to address continued changes with inventory acquisition plans, primarily due to volatile wholesale prices and a scarcity of quality vehicles at auctions. Traditional methods, such as relying on trade-ins and auction purchases,...
Toyota, Aurora and Continental Join Growing List of NVIDIA Partners Rolling Out Next-Generation Highly Automated and Autonomous Vehicle Fleets
NVIDIA announced Toyota, Aurora and Continental have joined the list of global mobility leaders developing and building their consumer and commercial vehicle fleets on NVIDIA accelerated computing and artificial intelligence (AI). Toyota, the world’s largest...
Reasons to Attend DealerPoint from a Returning Dealership
For Nick Easterling, he is coming back to DealerPoint due to its unique approach to industry events that works well for the needs of the Paul Miller Motor Company. “It provides me an opportunity to hear from companies I might not seek out otherwise,” said Easterling....
Turning Recalls into Customer Retention: Optimizing The Recall Process
There are 70 million cars on the road today have an open recall—that’s one in four vehicles. We can all agree that, in an ideal world, recalls wouldn’t exist at all. But as cars, particularly electric vehicles (EVs), become even more complicated, we don’t see those...
Woman at the Helm: Albertville-based Buick GMC Surges to Largest GMC Dealer in Alabama and Sales Leader
Howard Bentley Buick GMC has earned the number one selling GMC dealer in Alabama for 2024 with 43% growth, equating to the best vehicle sales year its history. Led by its first female dealer principal, Taylor Bentley Conner, who assumed the position in 2024, the...
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