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COMMENTARY: Navigating the insurance maze & choosing the right broker for your multi-brand dealership

Gold Standard & Trusted Sale align for CPO program to help dealers of any size

Retail
Force integrates automotiveMastermind data into its customer data platform

Group 1 tops annual Pied Piper Service Telephone Effectiveness Study, as some stores lean into AI tools

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Dealer news: Ancira acquires Patriot Buick-GMC; Reed adds Mo. Ford store
CARFAX among auto businesses honored as USA Today’s Top Workplaces
STAR’s latest API focused on deal management, data, integration
CarGurus’ ‘Big Deal Show’ features celebrities sharing their biggest moments
Sonic adds 4 Calif. stores to claim title of largest U.S. Jaguar Land Rover dealer
Wholesale
Expansion of specialty sales signals America’s AA’s ‘dual-growth approach’

DAA Memphis to host 2026 World Automobile Auctioneers Championship

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Recognize industry excellence through High Performance Auto Auctions
Auction Life photo submissions open through Aug. 18
Lane watch: Searching for the new ‘normal’ as Fourth of July approaches
PODCAST: Inventory management through lens of independent dealers
COMMENTARY: How smart load matching is reshaping carrier operations
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Go In-House With Your Photos
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
Dealer Guide: Selecting the Right Auto Logistics Partner
Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
Technology
DealerFire offers how-to on tracking website conversions in Google Analytics

Team Velocity-RunBuggy integration shows car buyers delivery costs up front

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Conference highlights holistic thinking to prepare for the future of mobility
UVeye boosts its European expansion plans with addition of new GM Erel
Former CarMax & CarOffer executives join AutoAcquire AI
STELLA AI now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
COMMENTARY: Why dealers, lenders and auctions should care about the GENIUS Act
Analysis
Survey: EV owner loyalty simply rock solid

Despite tariff uncertainty, dealers bullish about profits and dealership values

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Used-car sales ‘playing out to be much more stable’
Cox study shows gaps in consumer and dealer perceptions of AI, digital retailing
Used pickups, hybrids/EVs lead retail price increases in June
Late-model used-car prices up 41% since 2019 & options below $20K are rare
Increasing demand for used EVs could ‘reshape’ remarketing strategy