With all the focus on how automotive retail is changing, it can be easy to forget just how much fun cars can be, and how the summer time is a time for classic cars, road trips and cruising.
The Warning Signs of Time-Wasting Tech
In order to benefit from the promise of technology-induced efficiency, dealerships need to demand simplicity, flexibility, and proactive partnerships from their vendors.
Three Key Yahoo! Takeaways for Automotive Retail
The demise of Yahoo! is the end of an era, but it’s also another signal of how the online world is constantly maturing. Fact is, changes in consumer behavior are amplified in digital spaces and require greater reliance on trusted key technology solutions that connect experiences.
How to Get Your Team Onboard with Switching Your DMS
Dealerships should expect their providers to have well-defined, streamlined processes for DMS installation.
Run Your Dealership, Not Your Technology
Technology has the potential to make dealership employees more efficient and more productive. But, research shows that outdated and inefficient technologies are having the opposite effect in many dealerships.
Use Top Technologies to Attract and Retain Top Talent
The automotive industry has room for improvement when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent. Investing in innovative technology can become an important part of the solution.
Cox Automotive Insights: Improving the Car Buying Experience for Millennials…and Everyone Else
Millennials are impacting every aspect of the auto industry. Be prepared — take a look at Improving the Car Buying Experience for Millennials…and Everyone Else, as presented by Isabelle Helms during last month’s annual Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) conference.
Digital Thought Starters: Alexa Speaks, and Watch Out for Smartphone-wielding Gen Z Buyers
Safe to say, there’s just a little bit of uncertainty as we head into the summer selling season. And apprehension – there’s some of that as well, thanks to tumbling sales, inventory levels and aggressive incentive programs.
May the 4th (and Force) Be With You: Four Ways Auto Retail is Kind of Like Star Wars
There may not be light sabers involved (one hopes), but when it comes to Star Wars and the technology that drives auto retail, we can make a few fun comparables.
Fixed Operations – A Great Way to Step Up Your Game
In times when consumer demand dips or plateaus, it’s important to rely on the other, more literal tools of your trade. If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to invest in fixed operations.
Your DMS provider may be using these 3 tactics to charge more fees
Remember how amazing camouflage was when you were a kid? There was something so cool about wearing clothes that made it impossible to know where the forest ended and where your cargo pants began.
Digital Dealer 22: Discovering the Magic of Millennials
At Digital Dealer 22, the influence of Millennials shaded most sessions with talk about keeping pace with trends in workflow technology, digital habits and workforce changes brought about by this new and powerful buying demographic.
