September 3, 2025, Hunt Valley, MD — Armatus Dealer Uplift, the automotive industry’s leader in retail warranty reimbursement, released its Dealer's Playbook - Winning BIG on Retail Warranty Reimbursement to automotive dealerships in South Dakota.  The Playbook provides an in-depth look at the essential factors to consider when selecting a vendor, offering actionable insights to help franchise dealerships turn…

As inflation continues to impact every corner of the retail automotive industry, many manufacturers continue to offer dealers CPI-based programs to automatically increase their warranty labor reimbursement rates each year.

At first glance, these CPI (Consumer Price Index) programs seem like an enticing offer. After all, the programs offer annual increases tied to inflation and relieve the burden of having to submit a warranty labor rate increase each year. However, most of the time,…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, May 6, 2025 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in Retail Warranty Reimbursement submissions, today announced that the South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association (SDADA) has endorsed Armatus as their exclusive partner for Retail Warranty Reimbursement services for their membership. This is the 25th endorsement Armatus has received from State Dealer Associations.

“The right innovative solutions can deliver such positive results to people and businesses,…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, July 18, 2024 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in Retail Warranty Reimbursement submissions, today announced that the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association (NHADA) has named Armatus as the exclusive warranty uplift service provider for its membership.

"We believe in helping our dealer members succeed and they will benefit greatly from Armatus’ products, people, and services” stated Dan Bennett, President of the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, June 7, 2021 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in retail warranty reimbursement submissions, today announced that the Tennessee Automotive Association (TAA) has named Armatus as the exclusive endorsed partner for Retail Warranty Reimbursement services for the TAA membership.

"Public Chapter 277 is an important development for Tennessee dealers. It is intended to ensure our state's dealers are reimbursed accurately and compensated fairly for warranty and…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, May 21, 2021 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in retail warranty reimbursement submissions, today announced that the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (SCADA) has named Armatus as the exclusive endorsed partner for Retail Warranty Reimbursement submission services for the SCADA membership.

“Considering that S.510 is the most significant franchise legislation ever enacted for South Carolina’s Franchised Dealers by SCADA, it was imperative that…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, May 21, 2021 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in retail warranty reimbursement submissions, today announced that the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (SCADA) has named Armatus as the exclusive endorsed partner for Retail Warranty Reimbursement submission services for the SCADA membership.

“ Considering that S.510 is the most significant franchised legislation ever enacted for South Carolina’s Franchised Dealers by SCADA, it was imperative that…

HUNT VALLEY, MD, March 24, 2021 – Armatus Dealer Uplift, the industry leader in Retail Warranty Reimbursement, announced today that the Mississippi Automobile New Dealers Association (MADA) has named Armatus as the exclusive endorsed partner for Retail Warranty Reimbursement submission services for the MADA membership.

“HB-746 now makes Mississippi the 47^th state where dealers can be reimbursed at retail for warranty work and it also gives Mississippi a stronger warranty…

As a dealer, it was always frustrating to spend a ton of money on leads just to see sales-to-lead ratios stuck at 8-10%. Essentially, if I spent $25 per lead from third-party providers and received 100 leads, I would need to recoup over $2500 to make that service worth it. However, that doesn’t always happen. Some dealerships would say, “Hey, we sold two cars…

The latest and greatest digital shift since COVID-19 hit has reshaped the retail landscape faster than could have been imagined. It has brought new opportunities and challenges alike. Major retailers are closing physical storefronts and investing heavily in digital platforms with very…

All dealers are suffering from the lack of used vehicle inventory. Consumers are being forced to gravitate to used vehicles for multiple reasons – They are less expensive plus the manufacturers aren’t pumping out nearly as many new vehicles as they are normally depleting available selection. To add insult to injury, even if the manufacturers WERE continuing…

Automation has become a key element of digital transformation.  This shift could replace nearly 70% of manual, repetitive tasks, according to a Brookings Institute Report. Automation, in fact, has been slowly transforming the…

Kevin Systrom, one of the co-founders of Instagram attributes the creation of the powerhouse Photo Application and social network to a particular yet simple life event. He had chosen to study in Italy his Junior year of college, and a professor had replaced the state-of-the-art modern camera he had around his neck with the iconic but ultra-simple Holga…

One of the most popular metaphors in business is how leaders are the pilots of their organizations: in the driver's seat, handling turbulence, and getting employees and customers to their destination. This is an easy metaphor to apply to automation, especially since aviation’s adoption of automation follows a similar path as it does with the automotive…

Last year, U.S. e-commerce sales generated about $365.2 billion in revenue. With the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in changing shopping habits as nonessential businesses endure mandated closures, there is more incentive than ever to invest in growing…

These days, more channels are open for consumers to buy vehicles without leaving their homes. Whether that occurs through dealerships, independents, or online services, it is of concern, from a safety standpoint, that consumers know that their chosen vehicle is safe.

No consumer wants to spend thousands of dollars on a “lemon,” nor a vehicle…

With most of the country in quarantine, people are more reliant upon digital applications like Netflix and Amazon than ever before. Netflix reportedly had 16 million new subscribers in the first three months of 2020 due to the coronavirus. It’s no…

Due to the current pandemic, customers are increasingly doing more shopping online. The current transformation to a digital retailing manner of car buying saw dealers scrambling to adapt to their current state’s requirements. Some dealers were shut down completely, others were able to sell online and some didn’t close at all. Regardless, dealers were still at…

Before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis, dealers have been struggling to adopt and perfect digital retailing and the need has accelerated at staggering speed. Data from McKinsey & Company show…

With Covid-19 creating a ripple effect across the socio-economic fabric of America, life as most of us know it has been disrupted, especially that of the retail customer journey which has migrated into the digital landscape. As a new normal materializes, even the more technophobic consumers have taken to digital retail platforms and applications to meet…