As we flip the calendar, let us look back at the major stories and trends of the U.S. auto sector in 2020 that managed to grab headlines. The automotive industry — which had been already grappling with various challenges including … Continue reading U.S. Auto Market 2020 Flashback and Looking Ahead to 2021
2020 is coming to a close and we can all look forward to a bright new year — unless you’re a hardcore fan of one of these cars, that is. This year, we see a continuation of a trend that started … Continue reading Here are the Vehicles that Won’t Live to See 2021
Vehicles whizzed by as a disoriented 78-year-old driver more than 140 miles from home turned the wrong way onto a treacherous stretch of Route 4 in Fair Lawn. Don Chittum, the general manager at Jack Daniels Volkswagen, looked out Tuesday … Continue reading Jack Daniels Volkswagen GM Rescues Missing 78-Year-Old Wrong-Way Jersey Shore Driver
Auto/Mate, a business unit of DealerSocket, was named a 2020 Best Places to Work in New York State’s Capital Region by the Albany Business Review. The announcement marks 11-straight years and the first time since being acquired by DealerSocket in February that Auto/Mate has … Continue reading Auto/Mate Named a 2020 Best Places to Work in Albany, New York
Richard Halbe, a seasoned marketer and business executive who has been involved with the automotive industry for years, recently released his new book “Car Dealership Marketing.” Here, Halbe talks about the unique challenges car dealers today have to face and how they can … Continue reading Richard Halbe Releases New Book: ‘Car Dealership Marketing’
Bitcoin has been making a new all-time high every other day for over two weeks now. Just like three years ago, a massive increase in price tends to attract new people to the crypto sector, and encourage the existing users … Continue reading Las Vegas’ Luxury Car Dealership Sees a Surge of Bitcoin Payments
A Wichita Falls woman is accused of driving a new Lincoln off a dealer’s lot, dragging a salesperson a short way. Brittany Smith is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle. Police said on December 21, representatives at Falls Ford … Continue reading Wichita Falls Woman Charged for Allegedly Driving $40,000 Car Off Dealership Lot while Dragging Salesperson
myKaarma, a customer interaction management software solution for automotive dealer service departments, today announced the release of a free guide for auto dealer service departments, “Winning in a Touchless Environment,” a complete technology and process guide to offering a touchless … Continue reading myKaarma Releases Free Guide for Auto Dealers
DealerPolicy, a leading insurance marketplace solution for dealers, unveiled the results from its latest survey of dealers and car buyers about their experience and expectations involving auto insurance as part of the car buying process. The ‘Automotive Retail & Auto Insurance … Continue reading DealerPolicy’s New Study Highlights There’s More to Car Buying Than Just Buying the Car
You can call it haggling, dickering, bargaining, or whatever you want; but negotiating gives me purpose. And sadly, it is becoming a dying art. Time and time again friends will say they don’t feel comfortable negotiating a price. They just … Continue reading Opinion: The Art of Negotiation Becoming a Lost Art Form, from Scott Reeder
