A mobile VDP test kept the vehicle, price and traffic unchanged. Moving the call action into a sticky bottom bar increased tracked …
September 2026
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A dealership cut its daily sales meeting from 45 minutes to 12 minutes. Managers recovered five hours a week without removing accountability, …
- Future TrendsTechnology
9 Dealership Data-Retention Mistakes Adding 30 Days to Breach Cleanup in 2026
A dealership breach exposed 4,200 customer records. Cleanup took 62 days and produced an $18,000 forensic bill because the store had no …
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A retail exit only wins when expected net proceeds beat today’s wholesale net. These six rules force the decision before floorplan, markdowns …
- Digital RetailingTrending
5 VDP Photo-Order Tests That Increase Dealer Lead Conversion by 10% in 2026
by Katie Maresby Katie MaresThe same 28 photos produced different lead results after one dealership changed the sequence. The first six positions decided whether shoppers kept …
- TechnologyTrending
8 Used-Car Photo Standards That Cut Inventory Time-to-Market by 24 Hours in 2026
by John Sternalby John SternalA used vehicle sitting without photos is technically in inventory but barely merchandised. These eight standards reduced average photo time from 32 …
- Business TrendsTechnology
7 Dealer DMS Integration Failures Costing Managers 10 Hours a Week in 2026
Inventory prices fail to reach the website. CRM records duplicate the same customer. Accounting gross differs from the operating report. Managers then …
- Business TrendsExpense
6 Dealer Group Expense Benchmarks That Find $25,000 in Monthly Waste in 2026
by Jay Jensenby Jay JensenA 12-store expense audit found an average of $25,000 in monthly waste per rooftop. Advertising overlap, aged inventory, unused vendor contracts and …