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Pop Quiz Answer: Packs Are The Root Cause Of The Used Vehicle Problem
It’s pretty cool to imagine dealers donning white lab coats and analyzing the inventory metrics I shared in my last Pop Quiz…
Used Vehicle Pop Quiz: Why Is One Dealer Doing So Much Worse?
Take a moment to review the following used vehicle inventory-level metrics from two similarly sized and geographically located dealer groups. The…
4 Ways To Increase Profitability In 2017
It’s not a very pretty picture when you open the hood on dealer financials in new and used vehicles. Consider the following data from the Nati…
3 Areas Of New Vehicle Performance Improvement For 2017
When the temps hit single digits in Chicago, I start thinking about places where it’s a whole lot warmer and more pleasant. This daydreaming l…
4 Used Vehicle Fundamentals To Help You Stay Strong As Fall Unfolds
There appears to be good news and bad news on the horizon in used vehicles. The good news first: The healthy pace of used vehicle sales, particu…
A Market-Minded Path To Improved New Vehicle Inventory Profitability
It’s here—the slowdown in new vehicle sales that many dealers and industry observers have expected to arrive for some time.…
Front Line Inspiration From vAuto’s Performance Management Team
Committed. Loyal. Driven. Persistent. Scrappy. Family. Aggressive. Blessed. Humble. Competitive. Grateful. Energetic. Integrity. Passion. These…
3 Reflections On The Car Business and the Chicago Cubs
Like most other Chicagoans, I’ve been paying close attention to the Chicago Cubs this year. After a record-setting season, the team made it to…
A Telling Dive Into Used Vehicle Inventory Age and Front-End Gross
For the past several years, I have been encouraging dealers to retail at least 50 percent of their used vehicle inventory in less than 30 days.…
Shared Culture, People and Purpose Drive vAuto/Cox Automotive Success
Today marks an important anniversary for vAuto. Six years ago, vAuto’s then-president Keith Jezek and I flew to Atlanta to sign the paperwork…