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Why Customers Don’t Answer Calls and the Power of a Text-First Strategy

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Today’s customers are increasingly resistant to answering phone calls from businesses, especially car dealerships. To connect more effectively with potential customers, many dealerships are adopting a text-first strategy, which aligns better with modern communication habits.

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Advanced AI Tools and Automation Are Transforming Automotive OEMs

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By leveraging data from previous purchases, online interactions and even social media, car dealerships not only increase operational efficiency but also create a highly personalized buying experience. These AI-technologies largely avoid costly disruptions from outside vendors to line management and to final mile customer deliveries.

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Scalable Car Buying in 2025

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We talked with their used car manager, Bryan Bough, about their private-party buying program. But to understand why, we need to examine how car dealerships typically work and why Dennis Dillons approach was so different. Streamlined Lead Management Managing leads from private sellers initially felt overwhelming.

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Wholesale Tire is Built on Family, but Powered by Community

Tire Review Magazine

Of its tire sales, 90% is retail, with the remaining 10% wholesale to area car dealerships. In the mid-2000s, Michael began working at Wholesale Tire full-time after earning a degree in marketing and business management from nearby Youngstown State University. Soon after, in 2021, he retired, and Michael took over management.

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Santander Launches Drive Together Digital Car Buying Tool

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It lives on car dealerships’ websites and captures pre-qualified leads from web traffic. The Santander Dealer Portal turns passive web traffic into ready-to-book leads for the dealership. Dealers manage subscriptions, sign-up status and real-time inventory through the portal.

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Wholesale Tire is Built on Family, but Powered by Community

Tire Review Magazine

Of its tire sales, 90% is retail, with the remaining 10% wholesale to area car dealerships. In the mid-2000s, Michael began working at Wholesale Tire full-time after earning a degree in marketing and business management from nearby Youngstown State University. Soon after, in 2021, he retired, and Michael took over management.

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Know Your Cyber Threats

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At risk is the vast amount of sensitive customer data car dealerships handle, including financial details, personally identifiable information (PII) and vehicle telematics. Third-Party Vendor Breaches Dealerships rely on multiple vendors for financing, service management and CRM systems.