Congratulations to dealerELITE for hitting the 4,000 (assuming that a handful of more people join soon).

I must admit, I'm absolutely shocked at the speed that dE has grown. I've been watching from a distance for a while and decided to look at the number of members in all of the major automotive social networks today to gather information on a story when I saw the astounding numbers.

I've watch Dealer Refresh, Driving Sales, and ADM grow over the years and emerge as the leaders in helping dealers, vendors, and OEMs adjust to the ever-changing trends in the automotive industry. Now, dealerELITE is in the fray and likely has been for a while. I just, unfortunately, didn't really take notice until recently.

It's a force in the industry. Time for me to pay better attention so oversights like this never happen again.

Congratulations on 4,000!