Inaugural session of the Auto Revolution presented by J.D. Power is a great step towards creating the awareness of the rapidly changing transportation industry and the transformation that lies ahead. We have heard from great keynote speakers as well as...

We are approaching the end of our 5th year of publishing newsletters. Over the past 5 years we have reached thousands of subscribers across the country and brought perspective to various topics within the auto industry but primarily in the...

J.D. Power and Associates is presenting its first conference on the topic of future of transportation in Las Vegas on October 23-24. For those of you especially in the retail industry who have many doubts, questions and concerns regarding the...

As we embarked upon treacherous waters and not see clearly what lies ahead, retail car business is confronted with substantial transformation to keep up. There is no doubt that autonomous vehicles are coming, electrification will one day take over fossil...

One of the most common frustrations that dealer/operators are confronted with is that bomb shell that the controller or the business managers drops without notice asking for money. I mean not just 10 or 20 thousand dollars but more like...

When it comes to relationships whether it is with family, friends or employees and co-workers, we often times make decisions based on our perception of the circumstances and or of the individual we deal with. My mentor in principal Lou...

Whether you are an owner/dealer, CEO or just a manager in a car dealership one attribute that will set you apart from the rest of the world in quality is the distinction between considering yourself a manager or a leader....

I have addressed the mobility transformation and its impact on auto retailing on several different occasions in the past two year along with the predicted timelines with which the industry would feel its pinch significantly. I don’t want to sound...

Often times we talk about the evolution in the auto industry, the impact of autonomous driving and ride share, their impact in the future landscape of transportation concepts. One thing that we should evaluate to secure our presence even in...

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