Retail

Asbury sees progress in used-car strategy, sustainable success in fixed ops

Asbury Automotive Group’s less-is-more used-car strategy is making headway. The dealership group’s fourth-quarter 2024 financial results showed a $19 rise in gross profit per used unit retailed on a same-store basis from the previous quarter, while unit sales declined just ... [Read More]

Wholesale

COMMENTARY: From auctions to individuals, modern strategies for 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, have become ... [Read More]

Technology

RockED, Impel team up to launch automotive AI certification program

RockED is taking another leap into automotive high-tech education. The mobile auto industry sales enablement platform has partnered with Impel, a provider of automotive artificial intelligence technology, to launch the industry’s first standardized AI certification. The automotive AI certification program ... [Read More]

Financial

EFG launches program that guarantees PRU increase for dealers

With dealership profitability down over the past two years, EFG Companies wants to give auto dealers a way to boost their personal wealth creation strategies. To that end, the F&I and reinsurance provider has introduced its Wealth Builder Profit Participation ... [Read More]

Analysis

Used-car retail prices get some relief, but supply challenges persist

Retail used-car shoppers may want to strike while the iron’s hot. (And the metal is relatively inexpensive to move). Especially considering what could be on the horizon in the wholesale used-car market ... [Read More]
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