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From Rates to Refunds, Tips To Accommodate an Auto Loan Refinancing Bump in 2025 | 2024 Digital Dealer Year in Review
As we come to the end of 2024, staging-digitaldealer.kinsta.cloud asked for the experts who contributed their knowledge to take both a look back at this year and what is ahead in 2025. This entry is from Jessica Gonzalez is Vice President of Lending
Dec 26, 2024
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Marketing & Advertising
What to Expect in the AI Revolution Happening in Car Dealerships | 2024 Digital Dealer Year in Review
As we come to the end of 2024, staging-digitaldealer.kinsta.cloud asked for the experts who contributed their knowledge to take both a look back at this year and what is ahead in 2025. This entry is from Sean Toussi of Glo3D.com As we approach 2025,
Dec 26, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Mass Auto Group, Crabtree Motor Group, Cooper Auto Family, Pritchard Family Auto Stores: Dealership Deals
Lithia & Driveway Sells California Dealership Lithia & Driveway has sold its Carson (CA) Nissan dealership to David Massoudi of Mass Auto Group. Lithia & Driveway, started in 1946, became a publicly traded company in 1996 and was the top
Dec 26, 2024
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Dealer Ops & Leadership
5 Trends to Know in BDC For 2025 | 2024 Digital Dealer Year in Review
As we come to the end of 2024, staging-digitaldealer.kinsta.cloud asked for the experts who contributed their knowledge to take both a look back at this year and what is ahead in 2025. This entry is from John Traver from Traver Connect. We brought
Dec 23, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Honda, Nissan Officials Eye June 2025 in Merger Talks
Two of Japan’s leading auto manufacturers are ending 2024 with news that would shake up the auto industry over next couple of years. Officials from Honda and Nissan confirmed on Dec. 23 the companies are in talks to merge by 2026 that would creat
Dec 23, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Numa Releases 2024 Industry Trends in Auto Service & Repair | 2024 Digital Dealer Year in Review
Service departments risk losing an average of $853,000 a year by failing to answer customer calls and schedule service appointments. That is one of the key finding in Numa’s 2024 Industry Trends in Auto Service & Repair report. The artificial i
Dec 23, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Wolters Kluwer: Long-term Digital Adoption Rates Continue to Grow
Adoption of digitized contracting and documentation workflows by auto retailers and lenders continues its upward trend, according to the Q3 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index from Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions. While mostly unchanged at
Dec 20, 2024
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Marketing & Advertising
10 Ways Your Dealership Marketing Efficiency with ChatGPT & Generative AI
As we approach almost two years since the release of ChatGPT, the focus has shifted from knowing what it is, to learning what it could do, do integrating it into your every day tasks. At a recent speech at DigitalMarCon, I asked how many know about C
Dec 19, 2024
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Dealer/GM News
Victory Automotive Group, Community Auto Group, ECD Automotive Design: Dealership Deals
Advantage Toyota and Ball Toyota of Charleston Sold Advantage Toyota and Ball Toyota of Charleston have been sold to Victory Automotive Group in a deal brokered by Haig Partners LLC. Advantage Toyota, now called Victory Toyota of Barboursville, was o
Dec 19, 2024