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Podcasters bring fixed ops expertise to the masses
What started as a bull session has turned into a Sunday morning ritual.
"We'd get together after work and just shoot the breeze about fixed ops," Joe Chambers says of his off-the-clock conversations with his friend and colleague Erick…
Car buyers will go nearly 500 miles to get a vehicle, survey finds
A recent survey found the average person was willing to travel up to 469 miles to purchase a used vehicle.
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Upstart platforms, peer-to-peer sites squeeze auctions
A key factor in the shift to other platforms and strategies? Buying used vehicles at auction costs a lot more.Wholesale used-vehicle prices increased throughout 2021 and remain elevated this year. In May, prices were up 9.7 percent from…
The latest numbers on the automotive microchip shortage
The number of vehicles canceled from automaker production schedules worldwide due to the microchip shortage has surged past 2 million, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions. Despite hopeful predictions around the…
Mentoring other women leaves impact that will last
There are countless articles published talking about the importance of mentorship, and we heard many of these voices during Women's History Month in March. Many of these articles strike home at the essence and reasons why mentorship is…
Digital needs keep increasing for dealerships
Technology company Solera added auto retail software to its product suite, which also includes fleet management and vehicle repair, when it acquired dealership technology company DealerSocket last year.
With DealerSocket, Solera now has…
Why Tesla wants shareholders to approve a 3-for-1 stock split
Tesla Inc. said it will ask shareholders to approve a 3-for-1 stock split at their August annual meeting, according to a proxy statement filed Friday after the market close.
The stock jumped 1.9 percent in postmarket trading on the…
U.S. vehicle inventory stays flat at 1.13 million
New-vehicle inventory in the U.S. stayed nearly flat in May from the previous month as supply disruptions and continued strong demand made it difficult to refill depleted stocks, according to data compiled by the Automotive News…
GM drops 4-year degree requirement for many jobs, will focus on skills
Nearly half of the about 500 group leaders GM has hired over the past several months are part of underrepresented categories, which GM defines as women and Black, indigenous and people of color.
The strategy is part of GM's mission to…
Minnesota car dealers attempt to block their state’s adoption of California emissions…
The Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to block the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's adoption of California Air Resources Board rules, which would require automakers to produce a higher…