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Industryby Moncombu Raju September 21, 2020

A Much-Needed Alignment for Dealers and OEMs

The best way to counter long-term changes in consumer behavior is by embracing change through innovation.

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Industryby Greg GeodakyanSeptember 15, 2020

Embrace Behavior, Discard Models: How COVID-19 Changes What Data Your Dealership Needs 

It's your time to embrace behavioral data, discard outdated models, and change your data paradigm. Anything less limits a dealership's ability to both survive this crisis and then navigate the recovery on the other side.

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Meet the Executiveby StaffSeptember 10, 2020

The Perfect Complement: Inside the Portfolio/NAE Acquisition

In late June, Portfolio officially acquired National Automotive Experts and NWAN. The companies’ executives spoke to P&A about what led them to join forces, the changing world of F&I and why this match was the right move for both companies, their agents and dealers.

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Industryby Mary Ann O’BrienSeptember 10, 2020

Does Your Brand Positioning Ring True with Your Customers?

Brands work hard to form emotional connections with consumers, and brands that haven’t established an authentic identity are paying the price when the statements they make don’t ring true with what their customers think and feel. 

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Industryby Karla FriedeSeptember 9, 2020

Automation, Disruption, and Tough Love for the Auto Industry

In order to keep up with a rapidly changing industry, dealers need to find new operating efficiencies and build connections with the communities they serve, if they expect to stay a step ahead of their competitors.

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Complianceby Terry O'LoughlinSeptember 9, 2020

Down the Road: Selling Cars Remotely

The coronavirus appears to be driving the automotive industry to selling vehicles remotely, a radical departure from the traditional dealer model. By identifying the issues that dealers need to contemplate, we find some solutions to the new direction we’re heading.

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Product & Technologyby Jennifer ReidSeptember 8, 2020

Instant Verification Technology Helps Dealers and Lenders During COVID-19 

Buying behaviors may change for a growing number of potential car shoppers, many who have lost jobs or been furloughed due to the economic fallout of the pandemic. As more lenders rely on advanced real-time data, they may mitigate risk and put themselves in a better competitive position. 

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Industryby Mike Haas, LPN, LPFSAugust 28, 2020

The DOWC vs. The CFC

Do not step over dollars to pick up pennies … picking a formation that is not a good fit will cause exit strategy issues and could cost you ownership of the next formation. Take the time to educate yourself on the different reinsurance formations to ensure success now and in the future.

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Industryby Babak KhademiAugust 26, 2020

Automotive Retail 2.0 is Here: Are Dealerships Ready for it?

The business environment has changed and this requires a mindset shift for dealers from episodic and transaction-based, to ongoing and service-oriented.

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Industryby Leonard BuccholzAugust 26, 2020

Change Is Required

The automotive industry is going through rapid change, facing additional costs associated with personnel, benefits, and retention, and depending on a steady stream of additional customers to replace those customers that have defected. So how do you change how you conduct business to meet the current challenge?

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