Commentary

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Used-Car Photos: Documenting Imperfection As a Best Practice Used-Car Photos: Documenting Imperfection As a Best Practice

Showing blemishes most likely will lower the vehicle’s value, but the tradeoff is that the dealer gains customers’ trust as they make their buying decision.

byLouis Norman III

Nov 17, 2022

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2 Min Read

Walmart EV chargers

Navigating Battery-Electric Vehicles' Unique Demands Navigating Battery-Electric Vehicles' Unique Demands

Nov 14, 2022

3 Min Read

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Carvana, Used-Car Trading and Sustainable Businesses Carvana, Used-Car Trading and Sustainable Businesses

byEliron Ekstein

Nov 10, 2022

4 Min Read

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Auto Dealers Benefit From Agile Advertising Partners Auto Dealers Benefit From Agile Advertising Partners

byStephane Ferri

Nov 4, 2022

3 Min Read

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Fixed Operations

Carshare Services Disrupting Automotive Aftermarket Carshare Services Disrupting Automotive Aftermarket

Nov 3, 2022

3 Min Read

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Retaining the Right People at Dealerships in Uncertain Times Retaining the Right People at Dealerships in Uncertain Times

byJen L'Estrange

Nov 2, 2022

4 Min Read

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Cybersecurity Risks Facing Connected and Electric Vehicles

Cybersecurity Risks Facing Connected and Electric Vehicles

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Five Electric-Vehicle Design Challenges to Overcome

Five Electric-Vehicle Design Challenges to Overcome

byDatsen Tharakan

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Five Techniques for Fixing Dealership Phones

Five Techniques for Fixing Dealership Phones

byJason Beckett

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Recession-Proofing Dealership Advertising

Recession-Proofing Dealership Advertising

byAdam Armbruster, Senior Partner

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Breaking Down Silos for Digital Transformation Success

Breaking Down Silos for Digital Transformation Success

byRichard Lebovitz

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California Gas-Only Ban Should Prompt Industry Health Check

California Gas-Only Ban Should Prompt Industry Health Check

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Enlisting Automation in the Fight Against Payment Fraud

Enlisting Automation in the Fight Against Payment Fraud

byPam Cichoke and Kyle Rauzi

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What Dealerships Need to Know About Energetic Failure in EVs

What Dealerships Need to Know About Energetic Failure in EVs

byMicah O'Shaughnessy

Dealer-Online car shopping (Getty)

Creating a World-Class Used-Car Department, Part 2

Creating a World-Class Used-Car Department, Part 2

Rapid Recon-article (CBT News)

Putting Cards on the Table With Used-Vehicle Shoppers

Putting Cards on the Table With Used-Vehicle Shoppers

byDennis McGinn

AV (Siemens)

AV Reality Check: How Far Off Is Widespread Self-Driving?

AV Reality Check: How Far Off Is Widespread Self-Driving?

byDaniel Davenport and Mathew Desmond

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Creating a World-Class Used-Car Department, Part 1

Creating a World-Class Used-Car Department, Part 1

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The EV Revolution and Future-Proofing the Auto Dealership

The EV Revolution and Future-Proofing the Auto Dealership

Columbus OH EV Fleet

Internal Combustion Engines

Fleet Services Save Money, Boost Efficiency

Fleet Services Save Money, Boost Efficiency

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Autonomous & ADAS

Data Accelerating Autonomous Driving Development

Data Accelerating Autonomous Driving Development

byKobi Marenko, CEO

EV shopper graphic (Canadian Auto Dealer)

Reinventing the Dealership in the Coming EV Era

Reinventing the Dealership in the Coming EV Era

byMichael Boehm

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Measuring the Future of Consumers’ Automotive Needs

Measuring the Future of Consumers’ Automotive Needs

Dealer-Salesman with customer (Adobe Stock)

Shout-out to Showroom VIPs (and It's Not the Salespersons)

Shout-out to Showroom VIPs (and It's Not the Salespersons)

byTiffany Peeler

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Software Defined Vehicles

Using Data to Sell More Cars

Using Data to Sell More Cars

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Improving Efficiency, Customer Service With Digital Solutions

Improving Efficiency, Customer Service With Digital Solutions

EVDealer

Government, OEMs Nudging Dealers Toward EVs

Government, OEMs Nudging Dealers Toward EVs

byJohn Possumato, CEO

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Finance & Insurance

End of Lease Need Not Mean End of Customer Relationship

End of Lease Need Not Mean End of Customer Relationship

byRicardo Rodrigues

Dealer-FI customers

More Rules, Regulations on Horizon for Car Dealerships

More Rules, Regulations on Horizon for Car Dealerships

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Software Defined Vehicles

Selling Your Next Car With Customer Data Platforms

Selling Your Next Car With Customer Data Platforms

EV battery recycling (Duesenfeld)

U.S. Needs EV Battery Resource Reclamation Strategy

U.S. Needs EV Battery Resource Reclamation Strategy

Greenwashing (Getty)

OEMs Can Avoid Greenwashing With Supply-Chain Scrutiny

OEMs Can Avoid Greenwashing With Supply-Chain Scrutiny

byJared Connors

Dealer-used cars (Getty)

Making Used Cars Work Harder to Improve Cash Flow

Making Used Cars Work Harder to Improve Cash Flow

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U.S. Lagging European Union in Vehicle Cybersecurity

U.S. Lagging European Union in Vehicle Cybersecurity

Home EV charging (Smart Charge America)

Making Electric-Vehicle Charging Customer-centric

Making Electric-Vehicle Charging Customer-centric

byKate Henningsen

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