Service wrote 180 customer-pay repair orders last week. Tuesday through Thursday bay use averaged 70%. We mined 5,000 repair orders from three …
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- Digital RetailingTechnology
5 VDP Price-Display Tests That Add 12 Dealer Leads per 1,000 Visits in 2026
by Paul Dalyby Paul DalyA vehicle detail page received 1,000 visits and produced 18 leads. Conversion sat at 1.8%. We tested five price displays for 21 …
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7 Used-EV Battery Questions That Prevent a $2,000 Dealer Appraisal Miss in 2026
We appraised a Kia EV6 at $28,000. MMR was $27,500. The car looked clean, drove well and showed no warning lights. The …
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5 CRM Permission Errors Dealers Can Fix in 48 Hours to Reduce Lead Theft in 2026
Salesperson quit Friday. By Monday, 40 customers said he had already called from his new store. The CRM export log showed 300 …
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8 Recon Bottlenecks Costing Dealerships $175 per Unit in 2026
by Leo Sigalby Leo SigalUsed unit traded Monday. Front line following Monday. Six days in recon against a three-day target. Three extra days at $35 in …
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6 Trade-In Acquisition Trends Helping Dealers Add 12 Used Units a Month in 2026
Four dealerships shifted more sourcing work to lease customers, service customers, private sellers and equity lists. The 90-day test added 12 retail …
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8 Service-to-Sales Handoffs That Generate 10 More Dealer Leads a Week in 2026
by Katie Maresby Katie MaresThree dealerships tested eight service-drive handoffs for 30 days. Average qualified sales leads increased from two to 12 per store each week. …
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6 Dealership Website Speed Fixes That Cut VDP Load Time by 2 Seconds in 2026
by John Sternalby John SternalA 14-day test across five mobile VDPs reduced average load time from 4.8 seconds to 2.6 seconds. Bounce rate fell 18 percentage …
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5 Online Inventory Filters That Help Dealers Generate 10% More VDP Visits in 2026
A 30-day test across three dealer websites increased VDP visits from 2,400 to 2,640 without adding inventory or buying more traffic. The …
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9 Dealership Manager Compensation Changes That Save $50,000 in Turnover Costs in 2026
by Jay Jensenby Jay JensenA manager’s resignation costs more than a vacant office. Lost gross, recruiting, training and team disruption turn one departure into a $50,000 …