July 2025 Blog Posts (10)

Make Sure Every Employee Knows How Important Their Job is!

It’s incumbent on dealership leaders to put meaning to each employee’s job function and in turn make sure they understand how their work contributes to the greater good of the company, regardless of their position.



All too often we celebrate and recognize those on the "front line" and not those in a support position. Each position in a dealership has a connection to customer satisfaction and profitability. Whether its someone in accounting, a…

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Added by Richard Nimphie on July 30, 2025 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Lotlinx Q2 Quarterly Vincensus Report Highlights Affordability-Driven Surge for Hybrids and ICE, Market Headwinds for EVs

Digital modernization and proactive inventory management remain key as aged inventory and rising prices challenge profitability, with Lotlinx customers outperforming market benchmarks 

 

DETROIT (July 22, 2025) — Lotlinx, the auto industry’s first and only VIN Performance platform built to help dealers maximize profitability, announced today its…

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Added by John Sternal on July 22, 2025 at 10:25am — No Comments

Top-Ranked MINI of Downtown Los Angeles Celebrates $1 Million Renovation

MINI of Downtown Los Angeles, part of the Car Pros Automotive Group; 2025 MINI Countryman John Cooper Works.

Part of the Car Pros Automotive Group, the newly remodeled, stand-alone MINI facility sets the standard for elevated customer…

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Added by Crystal Hartwell on July 16, 2025 at 11:08am — No Comments

How Predictive Modeling Is Advancing Dealer Operations and Profitability

Auto dealers today are under constant pressure to operate more efficiently, forecast more accurately, and make faster, data-driven decisions. From inventory management to customer engagement, traditional methods of running a dealership are being re-evaluated in favor of smarter, scalable approaches rooted in automation and intelligence, which means successful dealers are constantly forced to keep pace with ongoing change. 

Predictive modeling is now…

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Added by John Sternal on July 16, 2025 at 10:42am — No Comments

Beyond the Bereavement: How Dealerships Can Unlock Life Insurance’s ‘Living Benefits’ for Employee Well-being

In today’s workplace, supporting employee well-being requires more than reactive benefits and one-size-fits-all coverage. With financial stress on the rise and employees increasingly worried about healthcare affordability and long-term security, dealership employers must adopt a more proactive, comprehensive approach to benefits communication. A key opportunity lies in one of the most misunderstood benefits to help employees: life…

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Added by John Sternal on July 16, 2025 at 10:31am — No Comments

Affordability is Top Driver for Consumers Leasing Vehicles, according to New CULA Survey

 

Nearly 70% of consumers surveyed would lease again for lower payments, shorter terms and flexibility in uncertain economy, and nearly 90% found leasing a good option versus a loan

 

San Diego, CA – July 8, 2025 – Affordability is the top reason consumers are leasing vehicles, according to a new Credit…

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Added by Crystal Hartwell on July 8, 2025 at 12:15am — No Comments

Kerrigan Advisors Represents US Auto Trust in Sale of Jaguar Land Rover Dealerships in Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Jose to Sonic Automotive

 

Transaction represents the most valuable Jaguar Land Rover sale in automotive retail history; sale of four dealerships marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 76th top luxury franchise sold

 

Los Angeles, CA – July 7, 2025 – Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto…

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Added by Crystal Hartwell on July 7, 2025 at 9:06am — No Comments

Preferred Vendor… or Preferred Tee Time?

After 35 years in the car business, working with OEMs and their ever-rotating carousel of “preferred vendors,” I’ll admit that the very first thing that pops into my head when I hear about a newly announced partnership isn’t excitement. It’s a question: “So, who sits on whose board, or who shares a tee time at Torrey Pines?”



I’m not trying to be cynical (well, maybe just a lil), but after decades of watching solutions come and go, I’ve learned to be skeptical when…

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Added by Mike theCarGuy Correra on July 6, 2025 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Déjà Vu: From Google Gurus to AI Experts – Same Pitch, New Buzzword...

I remember about ten years ago, marketing vendors kept hitting me with the same line: “We stole the best minds from Google!” Supposedly, these folks knew Google’s algorithms inside and out. I even joked with one guy, “If everyone’s hired the Google team, how’s Google still in business?”



Fast forward to today, and here we go again except now it's artificial intelligence instead of search engines. Suddenly, every vendor is boasting they’ve got ex-OpenAI,…

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Added by Mike theCarGuy Correra on July 6, 2025 at 4:26pm — No Comments

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