The term transparency replaced the word honesty at some point in the early 2000’s as the buzzword for treating your customers with respect. Most of us learned pretty quickly that the internet created a need for the old school, good ole boys of the car business, to be honest, or the internet would shut them down. [...]
How sotware and App's have impoved the automotive condition report CR for the good Click to Enlarge
crowd·sourc·ing ˈkroudˌsôrsiNG/ noun the practice of obtaining input into a task by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet. “It’s like crowdsourcing your wholesale auctions.” I was discussing one of the auction reports we provide with Jeff Rubin, COO of the Competition Automotive Group, when I [...]
About 40% of dealers in the US and Canada, wholesale cars direct to used car lots, wholesalers and junk yards. But a new trend has emerged, mostly in the NE called the bid sale. Take a look
Insourcing vs. outsourcing is one of the primary questions talented owner operators face. On the one hand, you know that doing things in-house could lead to innovation and uniqueness in your marketplace, on the other hand, outsourcing could free up your staff and help you find techniques that are best practices in other dealers on [...]
