Dealers: Page 80
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Car Dealerships Hot Properties
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s purchase of the Van Tuyl group stimulated interest from first-timers.
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Auto Dealerships Offer Loans for Repair Work
Service-department loans range from $900 to $4,500.
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Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.
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Car Dealership Kiosks Are Back Bigger Than Ever
Pearl Technology bills its information stands as “genius stations” with assorted functionality not seen in previous kiosks.
By Steve Finlay • March 9, 2016 -
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New Digital Product Lets Car Dealers Sell in Their Sleep
Millennials want to buy everything online, including cars, says Aaron Krane, founder and CEO of start-up company Drive Motors.
By Steve Finlay • March 7, 2016 -
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Some Dealers Still Leaving Oil-Change Revenue on Table
Many dealers are caught up with the idea that if they can change oil in 15 minutes or less they are doing a great job. However, the point isn’t to rush through the process, but to maximize revenue.
By Steve Gefter 1 • March 7, 2016 -
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Study Shows Vast Variability in How Car Dealers Field e-Inquiries
Porsche tops annual mystery-shopping Internet-effectiveness index, with Buick at the bottom.
By Steve Finlay • March 7, 2016 -
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Auto Dealership Manager Big Believer in Word Tracks
Being confident is necessary, “but you have to know word tracks if you want to be prepared,” says Mark Watson of the Van Horn Automotive Group.
By Jim Leman • March 2, 2016 -
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Vehicle Reconditioning Processes Should Run Like a Factory
Car dealerships can cut costs and increase profits by speeding up how long it takes to get vehicles frontline-ready.
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Blind Digital Developer Dale Pollak Tells How He Does It
In a WardsAuto Q&A, an auto-retailing guru describes his new digital product, how it came about and how a sightless person develops software.
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Car Dealership Builds Up Business During Building Project
“The site was muddy and not very customer friendly, but we amazingly grew our business during construction,” says dealer principal Jim Deacon.
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Car-Buyer Survey Shows Soft Sell Seals Success
Asked to rank the most desirable qualities of the car-buying experience – minus the obvious answers of price and choice, honesty and confidence in the salesperson and improved customer service were the most important factors.
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Trends That Will Drive Industry in 2016
Dealers need to keep in mind changes affecting automakers, such as safety and fuel-efficiency regulations, because they will have an impact on the retail side.
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Car Dealership Reopens After Long Legal Fight
A victim of the Chrysler dealership purge of 2009-2010 wins U.S. Supreme Court victory.
By Lillie Guyer • Feb. 16, 2016 -
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Take Stock of Your Dealership’s Transparency
It’s time to provide more transparency in the auto-buying process.
By John Stephens 1 • Feb. 15, 2016 -
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Vehicle Service Contracts Promote Car Dealership Customer Loyalty
For dealers, VSCs generate F&I revenue for sure. But they also retain customers.
By Jim Leman • Feb. 11, 2016 -
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Car Dealers Urged to Market to ‘Magical’ Brain
“The human brain is really good at processing images,” says Miller Ad Agency CEO Erik Radle.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 2, 2016 -
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Give Car Dealership Customers a Push
Push notifications are the newest tools in the marketing toolbox.
By Dean Harrison • Jan. 28, 2016 -
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Three Odd Reasons for Car Dealers to Increase Market Share
“Why step on a garden rake and get smacked in the face when you can just pick it up?”
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Automotive Training Center Idea Stemmed From Contentious Meeting
“This type of education and workforce development is just what we need,” U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Assn.’s facility.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 21, 2016 -
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Car Dealership F&I Revenues Threatened
Washington agendas take aim at a dealer profit center.
By Tony Noland 1 • Jan. 19, 2016 -
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Car Wraps Seen as Auto Dealer Money Maker
“In the last year, this business has really blown up,” says Joe Alexander who customizes vehicles for dealerships.
By Jim Leman • Jan. 19, 2016 -
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Auto Dealer Veteran Tells How It Is – and Was
My point-by-point reply to FTC bloggers.
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Car Dealer Inventory Photos Should Click With Customers
Which shots work best, which don’t.
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Getting to Know Customers Before They’re Customers
Industry-specific technology allows car dealers to track buyer behavior like Amazon does.
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Remarketers Brace for Waves of Off-Lease Vehicles
“If we show discipline and consistency, we’ll get through this,” says Steve Solomon of Santander.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 8, 2016
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