AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 21, 2024

While some dealerships are happy sending their used car manager to the auction, others who aren’t satisfied with that approach need to get a little scrappy and think outside the box. Finding a good used car buyer is one of the biggest hurdles dealers face when trying to explore alternative acquisition channels.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 10, 2024

A woman in Knoxville, Tennessee had to turn to a local news station’s “Help Me” consumer affairs guy after a used car dealership sold her Ford Taurus out from under her after she brought it in for repairs. If that wasn’t bad enough, months later, the car was still registered in her name.

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Auto Service World

MARCH 23, 2025

Simplifying the Car-Buying Experience CarGurus has fundamentally changed the way consumers search for and purchase vehicles. Transparency in Pricing and Deals One of the most significant pain points in the traditional car-buying process is price ambiguity. Buyers often feel uncertain about whether they are getting a fair deal.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The world of car dealerships is a dynamic and ever-evolving industry that operates in tandem with economic cycles. In a down market, car dealerships face unique challenges that test their adaptability and resilience. Being a car dealer in a down market is undoubtedly challenging, but it’s not insurmountable.

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autoevolution

APRIL 15, 2025

A customer bought a Jaguar sedan from a used car dealership and took it straight to a mechanic. The mechanic found issues amounting to around $5,000 and plans to ask the dealership to pay for everything. That is why you have to check a car from bumper to bumper before you purchase it. Have a mechanic inspect it.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 15, 2024

A woman in Knoxville, Tennessee had to turn to a local news station’s “Help Me” consumer affairs guy after a used car dealership sold her Ford Taurus out from under her after she brought it in for repairs. If that wasn’t bad enough, months later, the car was still registered in her name.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Auto dealerships are also embracing new AI tools for enhancing customer service and reshaping how they price their vehicles. This serves as a starting point for the ultimate price of the vehicle and can be a negotiating tactic for dealerships.

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AutoSuccess

MARCH 22, 2025

Slick and visual new-model-year brochures were a car dealerships best point-of-sale desire-builders for many years. Today, this pattern is packaged into digital vehicle portfolios (DVP), the visual, enticing and descriptive Wish Books grown-ups now use to shop and buy used cars from your dealership.

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Ride Mission

MAY 3, 2023

With the prices of new cars soaring over the past couple of years, it has become hard for most families to afford them, which is why many have started looking towards pre-owned vehicles instead, especially used Fords such as the Explorer and Bronco. But that is not all. It is as easy as that.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Independent car dealerships had to navigate a number of trends in 2024, from supply constraints to consumers reacting to new economic pressures. While the coming year is showing positive signs for used-dar dealers, we’ve learned that the future is never certain.

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AutoSuccess

JUNE 27, 2024

AppraisalPRO officially launched, laser-focused on revolutionizing the vehicle appraisal industry with AI training on its vast proprietary database that’s designed to provide new and used car dealers nationwide with the market’s most powerful tool for optimizing trade-in values. It’s a game-changer.”

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 25, 2023

For almost ten years I’ve been sharing dealer stories and car buying advice on Jalopnik. I’ve told you about dealers that don’t want to send you quotes in writing to ones that go wild with the extra charges and add-ons. There are even dealers who thought it was a good idea to essentially kidnap a customer to make a… Read more.

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GCSSB

JUNE 29, 2021

A comprehensive under-car inspection can be beneficial in several ways. GC Suspension carries out extensive under-car inspections on the Gold Coast which are highly recommended. Here are five reasons why having an under-car inspection will save you money. Most importantly, however, it allows you to save money in the long term.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 26, 2024

Around 15,000 car dealers across the country have been impacted by the cyberattack on CDK Global , a company that dealers use to handle the financial aspects of the transaction. While most consumers probably don’t have a lot of sympathy for dealers, this cyberattack may make it a lot harder for you to find a deal. Read more.

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