We begin our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the most important questions dealers are asking nowadays. What actually sells cars on social media? Listen […] [Read More]

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the SYCN Auto Logistics Live Stage during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what might be the most important part of an electric vehicle: the battery. Lippel explained how battery test results are […] [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission’s recent warnings to dealers about how they advertise price have caught the attention of at least one car-shopping platform. TrueCar has announced a series of product and policy updates designed to meet and exceed the FTC’s new truth in advertising standards, as well as state requirements for vehicle pricing transparency. “TrueCar […] [Read More]

A car crash — even a minor one — is a traumatic experience. But it’s not an uncommon one. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest data, an average of almost 17,000 crashes are reported to police every day, leaving drivers stressed and often confused about what to do next. How does the […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI should be deployed at dealerships. “There is a ton of solutions out there. There are […] [Read More]

Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the question,” said D’Arc, who is chief operating officer of Zeigler Auto Group in Kalamazoo, Mich. […] [Read More]

The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into the Urban Science research data collected from 252 franchised dealers across the United States with […] [Read More]

AutoNation delivered something even bigger than a vehicle to Meucine Jean. Employees of the national vehicle retailer realized the Florida single mother of five’s hopes by presenting her with the key to a brand-new home they helped build together through Habitat for Humanity of Broward. In a news release, AutoNation said it contributed $100,000 toward […] [Read More]

While findings showed the journey of a vehicle rolling over the curb at your dealership is becoming increasingly fragmented and digital, a top discovery from the sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll should make store managers excited. Urban Science found that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers […] [Read More]

Car Wars’ new partnership has promise. The provider of dealership phone systems announced it is integrating its artificial intelligence service scheduling tool Cari Scheduler into UpdatePromise, a service scheduling and communication platform for franchise dealerships. In a news release, the companies said the collaboration helps dealerships improve service scheduling and appointment accuracy to create smoother […] [Read More]