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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Retail
Flexcar’s Gas Saver program growing as company expands operations into SF, NY markets
Flexcar’s partnership with Sunoco has been in effect for more than a year now, and the month-to-month car lease company said it’s paying off for its customers. Flexcar said its Gas Saver program has saved Flexcar members more than $170,000 ... [Read More]
PODCAST: What actually sells cars on social media?
We begin our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Auction roundup: New fleet-lease manager in Milwaukee & praise for DAAG exec
Greater Milwaukee Auto Auction recently hired Brady Brown as its fleet-lease manager. Brown possesses 26 years of automotive experience. Before joining Greater Milwaukee AA, Brown was the general manager of a nearby Cadillac dealership for the past 16 years. “Brady ... [Read More]
UFOFLEET acquires FleetMaster from Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive has parted with one of its international businesses. UFODrive Group, parent company of UFOFLEET, announced it has acquired FleetMaster from Cox, a deal UFOFLEET said accelerates its mission to “reshape the $500 billion fleet and mobility market.” UFOFLEET ... [Read More]
Technology
Cox Automotive leans into AI tools to improve inventory management
Sourcing used inventory at the right price and accurately assessing reconditioning costs are two pain points for dealerships. In days past, dealers often had to rely on their gut to handle the two tasks. No more. Cox Automotive’s vAuto suite ... [Read More]
myKaarma launches Partner Portal to create an ‘open, flexible, developer-centric ecosystem’
myKaarma’s stated goal is to support innovation in technology for dealerships. But it doesn’t want to do it alone. The customer interaction and payments platform has launched its Partner Portal, a new platform it called “an absolute necessity for forging ... [Read More]
Analysis
CarGurus Confidence Awards select best vehicles to fit various car shoppers’ needs
You can pick a Car of the Year, but that vehicle isn’t going to work for everyone. A family on a budget, say, might not be interested in a luxury car. So for its inaugural Confidence Awards, CarGurus selected the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Your service lane tech is your most important leadership tool
The service drive is an inherently loud environment. There is the roar of impact wrenches, the constant ringing of phones, the pressure of waiting customers, and rapid-fire coordination between parts and service. The baseline operating volume is chaotic, and in ... [Read More]
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