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Increasing Fixed Ops Revenue with Digital Voice Assistants

Would you ever go to the bank, withdraw 30% of your balance, and then put it on your back seat with all the windows down? Picture this - driving down the highway with money just flying out the windows. It’s gone forever.

NHADA 100

Had a great time at the NHADA Convention last month. It was wonderfully done and a total blast, as their events typically are.

 

If you weren't able to attend or if you aren't a member, I wanted to share a couple of videos.

 

The first, is a highlight real of all the events of the weekend. I had so much fun dancing on disco night.

 

 

 

 

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Are Electric Vehicles Really Saving the Environment?

In today’s society, consumers want to feel good about their purchases and a lot of thought goes into them. It goes beyond how it will benefit them and branches out into how it could benefit others.

Is it Time to Hunker Down or Sell?

successful car dealer sale broker

The automotive industry is changing fast. Covid shutdowns paired with tons of new technology are forcing an evolution -- one which many dealers are not equipped to handle. 

Microchip Update

microchip shortage update

There is no denying it. things are bad. It’s estimated that all automakers have lost almost 6.5 billion vehicles as a result of the chip shortage. Photos of parking lots full of mostly built vehicles are circulating around the internet. They are ready to go, except for the chips.

How Can Dealers Prepare for the EV Change?

electric cars dealers

For what seems like forever, electric vehicles have been talked about as “the car of the future.” Technically this is still true, except the future is here, right in front of us.

Are Virtual Dealerships the Real Future for Franchised Dealers?

Virtual Dealership Shopping

Salespeople have been making sales outside of an “office” for decades. Travelling salesmen started making the rounds in Europe in the 1920s, proving you can make a sale anywhere. It doesn’t have to happen in your showroom. This could be true for car dealers,too.

The Cloud is Changing the Auto Industry

automotive cloud technology

We’ve all heard the phrase “get your head out of the clouds,” but, now, the cloud is where everything is! Most online infrastructure and the tech that consumers interact with on a daily basis involve the cloud.

Why Consumers Will Always use Dealers

Factory-direct sales may seem like a good shortcut for consumers but, in fact, they only benefit automakers. It is a strategy being used to hurt dealers in the long run and an attempt to wipe them out. Some even predicted dealerships would not exist by 2025… sounds crazy right? 

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