AutoSuccess

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. We talked with their used car manager, Bryan Bough, about their private-party buying program. Key Insight: Your salespeople should focus on selling cars, Bryan emphasized.

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Auto Service World

MARCH 20, 2025

The used vehicle market is facing significant supply challenges and a course correction isnt expected for many years to come. Daniel Ross, senior manager of industry insights and residual value strategy at Canadian Black Book described the current state of the used vehicle market as a “horror story.”

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Auto Remarketing

JULY 16, 2025

A major focus of our new conference — the Used Car Industry Summit , set for April 13-15 at the waterfront and luxurious InterContinental Miami — will be used electric vehicles. We’re partnering with Recurrent to put together multiple conversations and presentations on used EVs, focused primarily on dealer best practices.

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 10, 2025

How to Make Smarter Inventory Acquisition Decisions that Will Better Impact Your Bottom Line David Farmer, founder and CEO of Intice, recently stated, You make your profit the day you buy the car. This simple truth of buying cars right, often overlooked, is the key to unlocking higher profits in the car business. But reality?

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CATI

MARCH 20, 2025

At the same time, professionals in this field must also be familiar with older vehicle models to meet customers’ needs with classic or used cars. Managing this wide range of responsibilities requires strong problem-solving and prioritizing skills. Time management is also crucial for staying productive.

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Auto Service World

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Small competitors positioned at the lower end of the market started absorbing business from used car lots and garages, which focused on budget-conscious customers. My experience managing and modernizing our family business gave me a rare opportunity to buck this trend.

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Auto Service World

MARCH 14, 2025

Similarly, a sudden drop in used car prices from post-COVID highs resulted in many vehicles not being repaired. For instance, as vehicles become more complex, the cost of repairing crash parts with all the added sensors and technology might lead to higher total loss ratios as these cars depreciate.

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 4, 2025

The adage time to line is always fashionable when reconditioning used cars so you can retail sooner and profitably. For over a decade, dealers have confirmed that a three-to-five-day time-to-line recon operation gets used cars frontline ready faster and improves inventory turn. Plus, theyre time-consuming.

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 21, 2025

What a car shopper cant find on them wouldnt fill a thimble so why should you consider adding digital vehicle portfolio (DVP) content to this fantastic marketing site? Thats a great question, and every dealer, GM and used car manager should ask it. Auto dealership websites are awesome. So, what are DVPs?

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AutoSuccess

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In 2024, dealerships face a challenging landscape, with revenue and new car sales on the decline. As profit margins tighten, managing profitability has become more crucial than ever. However, amid these challenges, used vehicle sales present a bright spot.

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Auto Service World

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A growing shortage of off-lease vehicles, improved new vehicle availability, declining interest rates and a falling Canadian dollar were just some of the factors shaping the market in 2024, said Andrew King, managing partner at DesRosiers.

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AutoSuccess

JUNE 23, 2025

You’re a car dealer; such environments are made for your mentality, aptitude, creativity and long suffering. Consider these actions to reduce market risks to used car profitability. This is one of the most productive and simplest ways to better manage margin expectations on every used car you buy.

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AutoSuccess

MAY 1, 2025

The general narrow-minded focus we all suffer in conducting our day-to-day job helps us forget and neglect the basics of the car business we need to remember. OK, I do not want to be Chicken Little crying that the sky is falling, but I hope to encourage you to look at the reconditioning practices of your used car department.

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AutoSuccess

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

I mean growing sales margins, making more confident trade appraisals and working the used car operation to increase cash flow. More Efficient New and Used Vehicle Sales: Missing a service delivery promise chills retention. Now they meet customers on a level field, both able to discuss any used car on your lot intelligently.

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Auto Remarketing

JANUARY 8, 2025

For stakeholders in the automotive industry, particularly in the used car market, understanding how blockchain can reshape the sector is not just about keeping pace it’s about seizing opportunities for efficiency, transparency, and growth.

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Auto Remarketing

MAY 28, 2025

Perhaps you could make an argument that the used-car market is almost as healthy as it can be for both auctions and dealerships based on two trends highlighted by Black Book in its latest installment of Market Insights. Looking closer at specific vehicle segments, Black Book reported prices for sub-compact cars tumbled by 1.27%.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 16, 2025

This free update allows car owners to record and share a short video walk-around of their vehicles, enhancing the process for dealerships and customers alike. Used car managers gain greater visibility into vehicles they are most interested in acquiring and receive notifications about new video submissions.

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Auto Remarketing

MARCH 17, 2025

What about renting cars? For obvious reasons, large rental companies were more than happy to swoop down on the local rental opportunities dealers offered, first, in putting satellite locations right in select high volume stores, or, for most, shuttling cars back and forth to dealerships on demand.

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AutoSuccess

APRIL 10, 2025

When car prices rise, consumers delay buying new cars, opting to service their current ones instead. Additionally, higher new car prices make our used car inventory vital, so PDIs must be processed quickly. Higher Demand for Used Cars Have you ever considered an advisor and tech team just to handle your PDIs?

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AutoSuccess

MAY 28, 2025

Rising interest rates, record-high monthly payments and fluctuating used car valuations have changed the customer journey. This level of immediacy enables management to respond to shifts in real-time. If sales activity dips unexpectedly, managers can drill down immediately to identify the cause and take action.

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AutoSuccess

JUNE 16, 2025

In fact, arming sales and marketing teams with comparative financial examples that they can share with customers may be the single best tool an owner/manager can provide to help them manage their business through these changing and challenging times. State and federal EV incentives are still strong for U.S.-made

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 14, 2025

By securing a VSC post-sale, dealers can lock in this relationship, encouraging repeat business for future car purchases. Additionally, a well-maintained car with a solid service record becomes a valuable trade-in option, presenting an opportunity to enhance the dealerships used car inventory with well-cared-for vehicles.

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AutoSuccess

MARCH 17, 2025

Technicians at BMW of El Cajon can manage those assets in the platform, making the assessment of damages easy and holding drivers responsible for damages accountable. Since tracking vehicles in the Dealerlogix platform, that average has experienced a drastic improvement to approximately $7,000 per year.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 16, 2025

Repair OnDemand announces the launch of five upcoming enhancements to their reconditioning management system, Repair360, at NADA 2025. By giving instant access to reconditioning data from any platform displaying a vehicles VIN, fixed ops and used car teams will receive valuable insights into a vehicles location and status.

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AutoSuccess

JUNE 21, 2025

PPM tools help dealers find, manage and convert local sellers. A lot of dealers are starting to look at generating profit not just from the number of cars they sell, but from a first-principles approach: focusing on buying the right inventory. But how do you buy the right cars, right? Yes, Sellers. Not Buyers.

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Auto Remarketing

MARCH 6, 2025

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards , Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries.

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Auto Remarketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

If you sell new cars, you have the ability to take in trade some 2- to 6-year-old vehicles, with a high percentage coming from your own brand. This not only gives you higher quality vehicles, but you know that models that sold well new will sell well used. When you create service loyalty from your new-car customers, magic happens.

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AutoSuccess

JULY 18, 2025

This shift reflects more than just a technological upgrade — it represents a fundamental evolution in how dealers manage risk, optimize inventory and forecast demand in real time. The New Affordability Equation According to Edmunds , the average price paid for new cars in the U.S. during May reached $48,334, down 0.2%

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Jalopnik

JULY 4, 2025

More and more folks are opting for incredibly long-term loans that still carry high monthly payments, because cars are just so damn expensive these days. That works out to one in every five customers handing over a band every month for their new car, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. Thats up from 17.8%

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Automotive Training Centre

MARCH 19, 2025

Graduates of the Auto Body Estimating program at ATC Surrey can step into entry-level roles in various settings, including new and used car dealerships, retail automotive repair shops, and insurance companies. Others take on leadership roles within body shops, working as assistant managers, body shop managers, or even business owners.

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JULY 15, 2025

While directly impacting imported vehicles and parts, their influence extends to the used car market as well. As new-car prices rise due to these added costs, consumers often pivot to the used car market, increasing demand and subsequently driving up wholesale prices at auctions. Visit www.dealnow.com.

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Auto Remarketing

JANUARY 24, 2025

The report cited its December survey of more than 1,000 consumers to show preference for SUV and trucks has dropped slightly SUVs down from 44% in 2023 to 43%, trucks from 9% to 7% and crossovers from 8% to 6% while car segments rose in popularity. The 47% who project used-car profitability was well above the 21% who did so a year earlier.

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Auto Remarketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Despite these gains, ICE vehicles still constitute the majority of used car sales, reflecting a more gradual shift in the transition to electrification. Performance varied among OEMs, with some experiencing strong sales growth, while others encountered hurdles with pricing and inventory management.

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Auto Remarketing

JANUARY 14, 2025

The focus is shifting from customer-facing AI applications to leveraging these technologies for back-end data optimization, particularly in inventory management and operational efficiency. Its not just about inventory management; rather, its the powerful intersection of inventory data, audience data, and media consumption data.

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AutoSuccess

MARCH 11, 2025

Brands With the Best Experience While individual dealerships play a crucial role in shaping the car-buying experience, a brand’s overall reputation also influences consumer trust and loyalty. The post Cars.com Recognizes Top Dealers appeared first on AutoSuccessOnline.

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AutoSuccess

JUNE 27, 2025

Today’s current economic climate has forced auto dealers to buckle in for a wild, unpredictable ride with their car shoppers. Auto dealers face new, unprecedented challenges that demand a strategic approach to wealth-building and F&I portfolio management.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 24, 2025

The focus is shifting from customer-facing AI applications to leveraging these technologies for back-end data optimization particularly in inventory management and operational efficiency. It’s not just about inventory management; rather, it’s the powerful intersection of inventory data, audience data and media consumption data.

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