Column: Digital retailing transformation means some will lose, disappear as efficiencies grow
St. Charles Toyota is all in on Toyota's SmartPath digital retailing system, and it's transforming the dealership's relations with outside vendors....
Cox survey: Dealers remain optimistic about fixed ops business, but concerns loom
Dealers feel good about current service and parts business but give it pessimistic marks for the next three months, according to the latest Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index....
Curbee mobile service software platform seeks dealerships
Curbee's technology platform integrates with a dealership's dealership management system and provides AI-powered scheduling, predictive maintenance analytics and personalized customer communication tools....
1 Thing We’re Talking About: Dealer-FX doubles up on AI digital phone assistants
Stella AI, Brooke.ai both are now integrated with Dealer-FX's service lane platform and will handle overflow of phone calls, book customer service appointments....
Overheard: For better customer retention, dealers should act like farmers
Farmers grow and cultivate and repeat the process every day to yield a crop. Dealerships need to do the right thing every day to keep customers coming back....
New-car sales dip for fifth straight month, trade group estimates
China’s new-car market shrank for the fifth consecutive month in August, with retail sales of new sedans, crossovers, SUVs and multipurpose vehicles edging down 1 percent to 1.91 million, the China Passenger Car Association estimated....
Sales slumps extend at Volvo, Honda
Steep China sales falls continued in August at Volvo Car Corp. and Honda Motor Co., the first two global automakers that have divulged their sales in the market for the most recent month....
GM delays lithium investment amid falling prices and election uncertainty
The changing timeline for GM's investment in Lithium Americas indicates the ground has shifted underneath raw materials companies....
Hybrids, crossovers drive Hyundai, Kia to Aug. U.S. sales gains
U.S. auto sales are projected to rise 7 to 8 percent last month, analysts estimated, with average transaction prices falling as inventory rises and incentives increase....
Column: Tekion, a DMS upstart, attracts the NYSE’s attention
Tekion's CEO has said that the company could pursue an initial public offering if certain milestones are met....