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7 Predictive Lead Scores That Help BDC Teams Contact Buyers 30 Minutes Faster in 2026
by Jay Jensenby Jay JensenPredictive dealer lead scoring cut average first-contact time from 45 minutes to 15 minutes during a 60-day test across three stores. The …
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8 Predictive Service Alerts That Add 15 Customer-Pay ROs a Week in 2026
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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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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9 Connected-Car Data Rules That Save Dealers 6 Compliance Hours a Month in 2026
A customer data request should not send the GM through four vendor contracts, three privacy policies and an OEM support queue. This …
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6 AI Agent Approval Rules That Prevent 10 Dealer Pricing Errors a Month in 2026
An AI pricing agent should recommend and execute changes inside written limits. One bad vehicle-history match, weak comp set or missing cost …
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A used EV with weak battery data, shrinking warranty coverage and a falling wholesale value turns a clean appraisal into a $4,000 …
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Data Breaches Can Cost Dealerships Millions in State Fines and Lawsuits
Ken Hill is the Managing Director of 700Credit, the largest provider of credit and compliance products in the automotive industry. During his …
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Is the Computer Chip Shortage End In Sight?
Almonty Industry’s CEO Lewis Black Breaks it Down to a Specific Time Frame – But Geo-Politics Ain’t so Specific
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Will Environmental Issues and Lack of Political Will Keep the Supply Chain of Semiconductor Chips In Enemy Hands?
Environmental Issues with US Mining and Politics The Lewis Black of Almonty Industries Interview Kelly So let’s talk about the fun stuff. …