Vanguard Dealer Services News
The 2020 pandemic saw shoppers who have stockpiled essential items, dramatically increased online buying, and changed the way they spend their dollars. The market had to adapt to these changes quickly and concisely. Its projected that post-pandemic buying behaviors will be adopted as the new normal and remain the same, with consumers requiring digital access […]
Mickey Quinn and Mike Vierzchalek featured in Spiro’s latest Case Study talking about accurate sales forecasting
Automotive Industry News
- Mirror supplier Gentex's Q1 net income rises 11% to $108 million, revenue reaches record $590 million
- BMW to invest a further $2.76 billion in key market China
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- Chevy prices entry-level gasoline Equinox below $30,000
- Genesis' Claudia Marquez: We're 'becoming completely independent' from Hyundai in U.S.
- Top 5 stories of the week: GM, Ford and Tesla earnings; lowest-cost EVs
- Washington state rolls out generous EV incentive program, especially on leases
- AutoNation Q1 net income falls 34%; company to buy back $1 billion in stock
- In Beijing, automakers are all-in on EVs
- 5 defining moments from Tesla's Q1 earnings
- Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles for Autopilot issues now being probed by NHTSA
- Quality woes hurt Ford earnings as GM outlook improves
- Service customer arrested at gunpoint after dealership lost paperwork
- Don Petersen, CEO who steered Ford to success in late 1980s, dies at 97
- CarNow eyes expansion, possible acquisitions after debt financing
F&I Industry News
- Whistleblower reveals 2023 CareGard cyberattack, says F&I company concealed it from partners
- Hagerty cancels Detroit Concours d'Elegance for 2024
- Guest commentary: AI poised to have positive impact on auto finance
- Dealers see the good and bad out of unchanged interest rates
- Technology and AI can help new and veteran F&I managers alike overcome process pain points
- Guest commentary: How captives and banks should respond to buyers' evolving tastes
Fixed Operations Industry News
- Guest commentary: Strategies for success in a changing fixed ops landscape
- Customers waiting too long for F&I, study finds
- 1 Thing We're Talking About: Cancer diagnosis prompts outpouring of support
- Guest commentary: How AI can improve the vehicle exchange process
- Column: Turning the page on Fixed Ops Journal
- Fixed in time: Auto repair in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1943