Independent dealers landed in the nation’s capital on Monday, as the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is hosting its 12th annual National Policy Conference. There’s a two-part plan for these dealers coming to Washington, D.C.: Sharpen their advocacy skills and then carry their messages directly to Capitol Hill. The conference opened with a general session […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group president and Used Car Week chair Bill Zadeits was a guest on Friday’s CBT Live to elaborate about the company’s new media and content partnership with CBT News involving the industry-leading conference. Earlier in the week, CBT News and Cherokee Media Group rolled out their partnership that brings together one of the […] [Read More]

How passionate are Los Angeles Dodgers fans? Consider this head-scratcher. The price of regular unleaded gas in the LA metro area is $6.3361 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA. And according to … well, anyone even remotely following baseball, the Dodgers are currently the most successful MLB franchise, having won two straight World […] [Read More]

CBT News and Cherokee Media Group today announced a new media and content partnership surrounding Used Car Week 2026, taking place Nov. 16–19 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. The partnership brings together one of the automotive industry’s leading used-vehicle events with CBT News’ dealer-focused media platform to expand coverage and extend the […] [Read More]

Both during an in-person event as well as an online setting, Spyne recently has had the opportunity to explain how artificial intelligence is impacting the ways potential car buyers and service customers find and interact with dealerships. Beginning first while speaking at NCM Clients & Friends 2026, Spyne’s head of U.S. business acknowledged automotive retail […] [Read More]

Post-pandemic consumers are more conservative than they used to be. When they make large purchases, they want reassurances that they’re not only making the right decision for their immediate needs but that it’s going to be the right decision for the long term. They look at vehicles not only as a means to get from […] [Read More]

When dealerships look at the cost of introducing new technology, the conversation usually starts with the price of the technology itself. That’s understandable; every investment needs to make financial sense. But there’s another calculation that often gets missed: what is the dealership already spending on the process that technology would replace? For manual vehicle pricing, […] [Read More]