In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the industry faces significant inventory shortages that threaten your dealership’s profitability. With fewer cars to sell, you’ll need to adjust your dealership operations by developing a comprehensive,…
5 Ways to Help Your Team Adapt to Digital Processes
By: Chelsea Verstegen This article is authored by our partners at Hireology, the automotive experts providing HR Solutions for Dealertrack DMS. Implementing new technology happens frequently in dealerships — especially in 2020. Technology platforms…
CAUSE AND EFFECT: HOW YOU MANAGE YOUR DEALERSHIP NETWORK DIRECTLY IMPACTS REVENUE
The amount of data and devices your dealership requires to compete in today’s market has exploded in recent years. Wireless connectivity, mobile apps, and cloud computing have transformed the car buying experience. On average,…
Drive to Success: Build a Brand Story Worthy of Advocacy
A great story sticks with you for years. The same idea is at the core of building your brand’s story and empowering your brand advocates. Reaching your customers on an emotional level and engaging…
Experience the Power of Partnerships
Leading-edge technology is one thing. But with an industry as competitive as the automotive market, there has to be more behind any partner-vendor relationship. And all of this fierce competition is driving change in…
Can You “Kondo” Your Outdated DMS Technology?
Have you heard about the trend that is Marie Kondo, the Netflix star and best-selling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. This cultural phenomenon has…
A Right-Sized DMS: What’s Tech Costing Your Dealership?
The business of selling cars is complex. Technology solutions were supposed to streamline and simplify the process so your team could focus on what you do best: serve your customers. But, as dealerships began adopting technology…
Driver’s Village: More Than A Vendor, A DMS Partner
The crew at Driver’s Village relies on their DMS for a lot of things: running a smooth business, digging deep into their data and analytics, and growing. So, when it came time to choose…
5 Unique Lessons from the Experts: Hire Better, Not More
The automotive industry faces high turnover, employee burnout, and staffing struggles that cost dealerships more money than most realize. Considering most employees reach their highest level of productivity at three years on the job,…
Drive to Success: Navigate Technology Change at Your Dealership
Automotive dealers know better than to remain stagnate in today’s business landscape where change is constant, innovations in technology are rampant, and “dinosaur” dealerships are at risk of becoming extinct. But, implementing new technology…
Get Back to Basics at NADA 2019
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show takes place Jan. 24-27, and it’s set to be a big year. Mobility, AI, cybercriminals and security, the personal vehicle ownership apocalypse?! It seems the automotive industry…
Drive to Success: Mobility, the Future, and Your Dealership
Unless your dealership has been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard “mobility” referenced more times than you can count. But, dealers are savvy. The automotive industry has experienced change—constant change—since the days of…
