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Finance & Insurance

Credit-First Soft Pulls Valuable Auto-Financing Tool Credit-First Soft Pulls Valuable Auto-Financing Tool

With just the customer’s name and address, soft pulls allow an early-stage snapshot of the customer’s credit profile and insights into their buying power before you start building any deal.

Jul 28, 2022

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Reducing Automotive Trade-Secret Litigation Risks Reducing Automotive Trade-Secret Litigation Risks

byJohn Caracappa, Boyd Cloern and Li Guo

Jul 27, 2022

4 Min Read

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Digital Marketing

Developing a Summer Used-Vehicle Marketing Strategy Developing a Summer Used-Vehicle Marketing Strategy

Jul 27, 2022

3 Min Read

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Accelerating End-to-End Customer Experience Enhancements Accelerating End-to-End Customer Experience Enhancements

byDaniel Davenport and Mathew Desmond

Jul 22, 2022

4 Min Read

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Countering the ‘Phantom Braking’ Phenomenon Countering the ‘Phantom Braking’ Phenomenon

Jul 18, 2022

3 Min Read

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Digital Marketing

New Targeted-Marketing Strategies Available to Dealers New Targeted-Marketing Strategies Available to Dealers

byAnjelica Jeffreys and Scott Fletcher

Jul 11, 2022

3 Min Read

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Software Defined Vehicles

Data Intelligence Key to Unlocking Auto Industry Innovation

Data Intelligence Key to Unlocking Auto Industry Innovation

byJeffrey Abell

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Is It Time for Employee Development Health Check?

Is It Time for Employee Development Health Check?

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Back to the Future: Is Shared Mobility Finally Taking Off?

Back to the Future: Is Shared Mobility Finally Taking Off?

byEliron Ekstein

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Fixed Operations

Simple, Scalable Ways to Recycle Used Auto Parts

Simple, Scalable Ways to Recycle Used Auto Parts

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Can I Buy This Car With Cryptocurrency?

Can I Buy This Car With Cryptocurrency?

byFred Brothers

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Why Cadillac Needs a $350,000 Halo Car

Why Cadillac Needs a $350,000 Halo Car

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Gas Stations, Convenience Stores Can Grow an EV Future

Gas Stations, Convenience Stores Can Grow an EV Future

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New Technology Making Vehicle Cabins Safer

New Technology Making Vehicle Cabins Safer

byIan Podkamien

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Mercedes-Benz Takes Legal Responsibility for Its Level 3 Technology

Mercedes-Benz Takes Legal Responsibility for Its Level 3 Technology

byKristin Kolodge, Ian Greenblatt and Marty Ellingsworth

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Ford Takes Early Lead in Blazing Battery-Electric Pickup Race

Ford Takes Early Lead in Blazing Battery-Electric Pickup Race

byRichard Reina

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To Sell or Not to Sell Your Dealership?

To Sell or Not to Sell Your Dealership?

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Plug-In Hybrids: The Runway to Greater EV Adoption?

Plug-In Hybrids: The Runway to Greater EV Adoption?

byChristoph Erni

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Auto Industry Transforms Signing on the Dotted Line

Auto Industry Transforms Signing on the Dotted Line

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Digital Retail World Puts New Focus on Vehicle Photography

Digital Retail World Puts New Focus on Vehicle Photography

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Customer Communication Crucial for Auto Retailers

Customer Communication Crucial for Auto Retailers

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EV Advertising Becoming Part of Today's Dealers’ Reality

EV Advertising Becoming Part of Today's Dealers’ Reality

Rapid Recon

Improving Efficiency in Used-Vehicle Repair-Work Approvals

Improving Efficiency in Used-Vehicle Repair-Work Approvals

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Considering Selling Your Dealership? Read This First

Considering Selling Your Dealership? Read This First

byTravis Peterson

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Additive Manufacturing Accelerating Change in Auto Industry

Additive Manufacturing Accelerating Change in Auto Industry

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Taking Control of Dealership Electric Bills

Taking Control of Dealership Electric Bills

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Repair Shops Turn to Technology to Combat Disruption, Drive Scale

Repair Shops Turn to Technology to Combat Disruption, Drive Scale

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Making Sense Out of a Broken Auto Recall Ecosystem

Making Sense Out of a Broken Auto Recall Ecosystem

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Turning Profits With Business Development Centers

Turning Profits With Business Development Centers

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Software Defined Vehicles

Dealers Must Bolster Data Security Under New FTC Rule

Dealers Must Bolster Data Security Under New FTC Rule

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Do Geopolitical Tensions Increase Cybersecurity Issues?

Do Geopolitical Tensions Increase Cybersecurity Issues?

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Managing Automotive Supply-Chain Challenges in Wartime

Managing Automotive Supply-Chain Challenges in Wartime

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Rental Companies Struggle to Replenish Fleets Amid COVID

Rental Companies Struggle to Replenish Fleets Amid COVID

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Full Speed Into the Future: Six Takeaways From NADA 2022

Full Speed Into the Future: Six Takeaways From NADA 2022

byPam Cichoke and Autumn Schutz

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A Cost-Saving Step for EV Shoppers to Remember

A Cost-Saving Step for EV Shoppers to Remember