The buying sheet showed 22 Manheim purchases and $7,400 in expected auction charges. The final acquisition report told a different story. By …
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- Business TrendsInventory
6 Floorplan and Interest Rate Business Trends Costing Dealers $400 a Day in 2026
Aged inventory is draining cash before your team pays for recon, advertising, payroll or another price reduction. Here is the math your …
- Business TrendsConsumer BehaviorMarketing
8 Customer Behavior Business Trends: Why Buyers Ghost After the First Text in 2026
Your BDC sends this text: “Hi, are you still looking for a car?” The buyer reads it and disappears. Your rep spends …
- Business TrendsComplianceOperations
7 Compliance Business Trends That Could Trigger an FTC Audit in 2026
by Paul Dalyby Paul DalyIn April 2026, the FTC and Maryland Attorney General announced a proposed Lindsay Automotive settlement covering more than $75 million in consumer …
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A salesperson earning $68,000 costs more than $68,000 after payroll taxes, benefits, recruiting, training, guarantees, and turnover. The $68,000 average and 32% …
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Every salesperson who leaves takes recruiting money, training hours, manager time, customer relationships, and unfinished leads out the door. A $22,500 replacement …
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You hired a rep who gave a great interview and froze during the first angry call. By Day 9, the rep quit. …
- CRMMarketing
8 CRM Data-Cleanup Steps That Give Dealers More Sellable Leads in 2026
by Katie Maresby Katie MaresYour CRM says 42,000 leads. If only 31% contain usable contact information, your BDC is digging through 28,980 weak records to reach …
- Business TrendsInventoryUsed Cars
6 Inventory Pricing Rules That Help Dealers Preserve Used-Car Gross in 2026
by John Sternalby John SternalEvery $500 price reduction removes $500 from potential front-end gross. A store dropping one unit by $1,200 gives away the same gross …
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A dealer spending $42,000 per month does not have a lead problem. The store has an attribution problem if nobody knows which …