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Motivated by the success of his Kia dealership in New Jersey's Egg Harbor Township, Roy Greenblatt has acquired a second location in the state, the former Toms River Kia. The store has been renamed Matt Blatt Kia of Toms River.
Create and execute a vision for your dealership by solving customer issues, taking risks, remaining open-minded, and getting your employees on board.
Dealership acquisitions can cost more than the sticker price. Before you acquire your next store, demand an IT assessment that covers software licensing, hardware vitality, network integration, contractual obligations, and phone system compatibility.
Helion Automotive Technologies issued its Top 5 priorities for dealership IT departments today. According to the company, allocating budgets to improve internet bandwidth, wireless signals, incoming call flow, security and regulatory compliance are a must for 2017.
The owners of Florida's Bonita Springs Mitsubishi have acquired Fort Myers Mitsubishi, the company announced today. With this purchase, owners Jeff Johnson and Bill Doraty hope to replicate the success of their Bonita Springs store, which cracked the Top 25 sales list for Mitsubishi dealerships nationwide.
Although transaction times at dealerships are improving, there are still roadblocks in the process that are holding dealerships back from reliably achieving transactions times below the one- and two-hour mark, according to a survey fielded by eLend Solutions.
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems today announced that after its latest round of hiring, its employees have surpassed 1,000 years of combined experience working in car dealerships.
The single biggest risk to the dealership system within the next decade will be the convergence of mobility services with autonomous vehicles. That’s the conclusion of a new research project commissioned by the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Hyundai will offer a subscription-based approach to vehicle ownership with its 2017 Ioniq Electric sedan that will allow customers to acquire the vehicle for a fixed monthly fee that covers all costs of ownership, Hyundai announced ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Hyundai's Genesis luxury division hopes to establish stand-alone dealerships for a lineup that will include six models by 2021, according to the automaker.