Three general news stories I posted on the site this week point to the changing nature of retail automotive. First, Cox Automotive transformed one of its auction sites into a fleet serving c... Read more

AutoNation just took one giant step for retail automotive and one giant step for women in automotive by naming Cheryl Miller as its president and CEO. Miller’s naming is indicative of the ch... Read more

Though dealers may think they are far removed from the trade spat between China and the U.S., in fact the steel and aluminum tariffs are increasing the cost of manufacturing vehicles and the... Read more

The dealership business is about selling cars, of course. But as we all know, it is also about real estate. When a dealership’s valuation is determined, the real estate is the largest compon... Read more

Most dealers are facing a sales slowdown. The exception, in June at least, seems to be Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM dealers. RAM was a star in June, with sales surging 28 percent. And after a roc... Read more

I just read the results of a survey by consumer credit reporting firm Equifax in which, while 87 percent of the dealers surveyed said they thought customers would like to be able to complete... Read more

Lack of a successor is one of the main factors driving the dealership buy sell market these days. Dealers’ kids just don’t want to go into the family business; they prefer a career that does... Read more

The Q2 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Survey came out this week. Dealer sentiment regarding the market is still in negative territory though there was a tiny uptick due to good customer tra... Read more