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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

How Dennis Dillon Auto Group Built a Winning Private-Party Buying Program Most car dealers think the best used vehicles are found at auctions. But to understand why, we need to examine how car dealerships typically work and why Dennis Dillons approach was so different. Theyre wrong. The results were dramatic.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

New car dealerships are constantly seeking effective strategies to enhance customer retention and boost sales. This tactic involves formalizing new car buyers introductions to the service department during their vehicle purchases, setting the stage for ongoing engagement and fostering enduring customer loyalty.

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But after having her first child, she moved into the management side of things at a local car dealership where she held roles such as parts manager and service manager. After moving on to another dealership which later closed, the opportunity came up to run this Motorcade branch. She began her career as an automotive technician.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

New car dealerships face increasing pressure to deliver exceptional customer experiences while maintaining profitability. By leveraging technology, optimizing processes and fostering a culture of excellence, dealerships can transform the service drive into a powerhouse of revenue and retention.

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MARCH 18, 2025

moms a key demographic for many vehicle segments presents unique opportunities to reach key vehicle segment demographics. With 10 franchises across nine locations selling approximately 1,000 vehicles monthly, they faced a common dealer challenge: standing out in a competitive, saturated market. Their solution?

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

While this is a significant concern, other employees are responsible for internal processes that are equally complex and vital to dealership operations. One such process is the time-consuming vehicle registration and ownership transfer process. This crucial aspect of the sales process requires speed, accuracy and expert knowledge.

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JUNE 13, 2025

At risk is the vast amount of sensitive customer data car dealerships handle, including financial details, personally identifiable information (PII) and vehicle telematics. Today’s cyber threat environment is so prevalent, fluid and damaging that decision-makers must act.

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MARCH 15, 2025

Next, define the message or purpose behind your content such as highlighting the features of your latest model or simply encouraging potential customers to consider your dealership for their next vehicle purchase.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Wholesale Tire boasts a sales mix of 95% tires and 5% vehicle service. Of its tire sales, 90% is retail, with the remaining 10% wholesale to area car dealerships. Wholesale Tire boasts a sales mix of 95% tires and 5% vehicle service. This choice reflects the shops goal to perform tire replacements and repairs only.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

During this time, Tire Discounters expanded its family of brands to include Butler Tire, Carriage House Car Wash and two new pre-owned specialty car dealerships. The post Tire Discounters details growth spurt over the last two years appeared first on Tire Review Magazine.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

During this time, Tire Discounters expanded its family of brands to include Butler Tire, Carriage House Car Wash and two new pre-owned specialty car dealerships. The post Tire Discounters details growth spurt over the last two years appeared first on Tire Review Magazine.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Wholesale Tire boasts a sales mix of 95% tires and 5% vehicle service. Of its tire sales, 90% is retail, with the remaining 10% wholesale to area car dealerships. Wholesale Tire boasts a sales mix of 95% tires and 5% vehicle service. This choice reflects the shops goal to perform tire replacements and repairs only.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

AI enables car dealerships to do things faster and with less effort, enabling us to do things we never thought we could tackle while removing tasks we are not best suited to do from our plates. MOVING TOWARD AN AI-DRIVEN FUTURE AI and automation will help define the future of car dealerships. So how do you get started?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s consumer-driven market, car dealerships can significantly benefit by adopting best practices from other industries. Despite being the second-largest purchase most people make, buying a car often lacks the same level of clarity and accessibility.

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MAY 21, 2024

Among the myriad of industries, car dealerships stand out for their keen adoption of innovative financial practices to sustain profitability. The Cost-Saving Potential For car dealerships, where transactions are typically high-value, the cost savings from adopting these strategies can be substantial.

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MARCH 22, 2025

Car makers spend billions of dollars yearly on vehicle design and new model advertising. Slick and visual new-model-year brochures were a car dealerships best point-of-sale desire-builders for many years. The customer mentions the vehicle of interest, and the associate pops it into the DVP on their laptop or smartphone.

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JULY 8, 2024

All dealership managers know there is a hard cost associated with key loss as well, not to mention the time cost of man hours lost to searching. The average car dealership loses five keys per month in sales and service with an average key replacement cost of $350. That scenario describes only the opportunity cost of losing keys.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore these gaps and discuss why they are crucial to the success of car dealerships in the digital age. The Digital Transformation of Car Dealerships The digital transformation of car dealerships has been nothing short of revolutionary.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Apprentice programs ensure that technicians are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills required to service modern vehicles. This adaptability meets customer expectations and positions the dealership as a leader in automotive service innovation.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Followers of the Electric Vehicle (EV) market are living in interesting times. Compared to ICE vehicles, EVs are still foreign objects. This makes car shopping for an EV a new and different experience than what shoppers are used to. What is the vehicle range? How and where does the vehicle charge?

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JULY 17, 2024

Dealerships are constantly seeking ways to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty while boosting their revenue streams. One innovative product that can achieve these goals is a premier automotive paint chip repair solution, which should be a staple in the parts departments of car dealerships for several compelling reasons.

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JULY 9, 2024

Advantages of Buying from the Public Dealers that engage in private-party vehicle acquisition often see a 72%-84% reduction in acquisition costs compared to the national average of $987 per car buy fee from the auction. Emphasis on Buying Rather Than Selling In the automotive world, car dealerships and selling are often synonymous.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Used vehicle acquisition is competitive, expensive and nuanced, even for the best car dealers. 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.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Tracking methods applied to vehicle movement throughout the car dealership improve workflow, reduce unapplied time losses and yield process improvements and progress. These changes mean accurate delivery promises that improved CSI.

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