As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Sonic adds 4 Calif. stores to claim title of largest U.S. Jaguar Land Rover dealer
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COMMENTARY: Navigating the insurance maze & choosing the right broker for your multi-brand dealership
Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2025, 12:47 PM
Gold Standard & Trusted Sale align for CPO program to help dealers of any size
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Why Agora Data’s Steve Burke is so bullish about automotive
Agora Data’s Steve Burke is one of the most upbeat executives you can find in auto finance. When asked about his outlook for the car business during a conversation at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s annual convention last week ... Listen Here
NIADA’s Patrick O’Brien on work to be done in Washington for independent dealers
The newest member of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association spent a few minutes during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Patrick O’Brien, who joined NIADA in May ... Listen Here
Inventory management through lens of independent dealers
How an independent dealer approaches inventory strategy might be different than a franchised store. Patrick Janes, associate vice president of inventory solutions management at Cox Automotive, delved into the current inventory landscape during this week’s NIADA Convention in Las Vegas ... Listen Here
Retail
Force integrates automotiveMastermind data into its customer data platform
Force Marketing has announced a strategic partnership to intergrate automotiveMastermind’s data into its platform. In a news release, the companies said the collaboration uses automotiveMastermind’s proprietary buyer propensity data and segmentation capabilities to provide new opportunities for Force customers on ... [Read More]
Group 1 tops annual Pied Piper Service Telephone Effectiveness Study, as some stores lean into AI tools
Group 1 Automotive is successful at more than just retailing cars nowadays. Its service department has made significant improvements, too. The publicly traded dealership organization ranked highest in Pied Piper’s 2025 PSI Service Telephone Effectiveness (STE) Auto Dealer Group Study, ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Expansion of specialty sales signals America’s AA’s ‘dual-growth approach’
America’s Auto Auction is expanding again — but not by acquiring another auction location. This time the rapidly growing national auction giant is widening its inventory offerings with a focus on the specialty segment. The company announced a plan to ... [Read More]
DAA Memphis to host 2026 World Automobile Auctioneers Championship
The National Auto Auction Association has something cookin’ in a city known for delicious barbecue. NAAA announced on Wednesday that the host auction for the 2026 World Automobile Auctioneers Championship (WAAC) will be DAA Memphis. DAA Memphis is in Eads, ... [Read More]
Technology
DealerFire offers how-to on tracking website conversions in Google Analytics
How do you know your dealership website is actually working? DealerFire is ready to show you how to find out. The provider of custom automotive websites and digital marketing has published a blog post that outlines how dealerships can set ... [Read More]
Team Velocity-RunBuggy integration shows car buyers delivery costs up front
Auto retail technology provider Team Velocity announced a new collaboration with auto logistics platform RunBuggy that seeks to make the online car-buying experience more transparent by embedding real-time shipping and delivery costs directly into the consumer payment process. The integration ... [Read More]
Analysis
Survey: EV owner loyalty simply rock solid
The American public’s relationship with electric vehicles is… complicated. Among those who already own an EV, on the other hand, it’s as simple as it could be. They want more. The latest EV driver survey by Plug In America, a ... [Read More]
Despite tariff uncertainty, dealers bullish about profits and dealership values
In a business environment that seems uncertain and chaotic, auto dealer optimism is rising, according to the latest research from The Presidio Group. Despite concerns about tariffs and their effect on prices and the economy in general, The Presidio Midyear ... [Read More]
