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Tariq Kamal

Former Associate Publisher

News•by Tariq Kamal•February 9, 2017

AutoNation Slips Below $1,600 Per Copy in Q4

The executive team from the nation's largest auto retailer paints a rosy picture for 2017, despite the effects of the ongoing Takata airbag recall and the looming threat of a Trump administration-ordered border tax on vehicles manufactured in Mexico and sold here.

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News•by Tariq Kamal•January 24, 2017

AFSA Panel Bursts Subprime Bubble

Representatives from the three major credit bureaus opened the 21st annual Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition by confirming that there is no forming subprime bubble. They explained why and how millennials are contributing to a healthy auto finance market.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Tariq Kamal•January 17, 2017

Let’s Do This

Former police chief Tracy Heid capped a whirlwind first year at Mad City Mitsubishi by hitting the 40-car mark and earning 2016 Sales Pro of the Year honors.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Tariq Kamal•December 16, 2016

How to Be More Social

Social marketing experts from dealerships around the country share advice for starting a meaningful dialogue with your community, generating organic, in-market leads, and calculating your return on investment.

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Articles•by Tariq Kamal•December 2, 2016

Straight Shooter

Amy Bannor’s no-nonsense approach to sales has paid dividends for Fargo, N.D.’s Corwin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.

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News•by Tariq Kamal•November 28, 2016

Bazaarvoice: Consumer-Generated Content ‘Critical’ to Sales

Ratings, reviews, photos and videos created by customers — collectively known as “consumer-generated content” (CGC) — have become a “critical” component in dealership branding and vehicle sales, according to new research from Bazaarvoice.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Tariq Kamal•October 10, 2016

The Adventures of Super Sue

The father-and-daughter team of Mike and Sue Finneron built Canada’s No. 1 Hyundai dealership on the site of their disenfranchised Pontiac store.

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Articles•by Tariq Kamal•September 28, 2016

Confessions of a DMS Expert

ADT gets the inside edge with Dealertrack DMS’s Sharon Kitzman.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Tariq Kamal•September 12, 2016

The Master at Work

As a Master Diagnostic Technician and Toyota Assembly of Champions honoree, Steve Travis has delivered 38 years of service and international recognition to Larry H. Miller Liberty Toyota.

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Articles•by Tariq Kamal•August 18, 2016

Magazine Offers Details on Compliance Summit Program

Scheduled for Aug. 29-30, Compliance Summit is designed to deliver a crash course in federal regulations and enforcement action to help dealers, agents and industry execs build sustainable sales and F&I processes without sacrificing productivity and profitability.

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