Over the last year, a number of popular narratives about the future of the auto industry have succumbed to hard, cold reality. The biggest of these narratives was that fully autonomous vehicles were just a year or two from taking over our roads. There had been so many pronouncements about robo-cars taking over the country, they were almost too…

This course examines the challenges dealerships face recruiting and retaining Millennials. You will learn who Millennials are, what they value in the workplace, what they expect from their employers, and how to recruit and retain Millennials at your dealership. 

TYSONS, Va. (Nov. 17, 2022)—Today Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 16 Senators sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to ensure its pending nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission rule is technologically achievable and affordable.  The EPA’s proposed rule, issued in March, includes two options for further reducing…

From increased sanitizing and cleaning to maintaining social distancing, auto dealerships are doing everything they can to keep their customers, employees and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to following CDC guidelines, many are going above and beyond and are coming up with creative ways to give back and strengthen…

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we are reminded that the spirit of community and contribution are holiday trademarks, much like the trademarks of our great industry. One of the many survival lessons of the first Thanksgiving was understanding the need to cultivate relationships and broaden lines of communication for achieving goals. I…

General Motors and Ford have laid out ambitious plans to spend billions developing new electric vehicles while returning capital to investors, all funded by robust profits from combustion trucks and SUVs.

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 30, 2013) - Twenty-two U.S. Senators-11 Democrats and 11 Republicans-are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for greater transparency to justify its effort to eliminate an auto dealer's ability to discount a customer's auto loan interest rate.  The letter, led by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Jeanne…

In this workshop, learn about the ENERGY STAR score for U.S. vehicle dealerships and how the ENERGY STAR score can save a dealership energy and money while earning the dealership recognition. Recorded on February 1, 2024.

Employment, wages and payroll at U.S. new-car dealerships all continued to rise in 2016, according to a new report released by the National Automobile Dealers Association. The report found that new-car dealerships directly employed a record 1,131,900 workers in 2016, a 2.4% increase from the previous year. “Total dealership employment…