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vAuto’s Mandi Fang Earns An Automotive Honor

April 19, 2016

I love it when somebody I know gets recognition they deserve. Many years ago, I found myself on the opposite side of…

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4 Ways To Turn Auction Cars Into Advantage At Your Store

April 13, 2016

You could say auction cars offer a blessing and a curse for dealers. The blessing is that auction cars are always available—offering a way for…

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NADA 2016 Wrap-Up: A Few Thoughts As The Convention Closes

April 4, 2016

For much of the past year, I’ve been concerned that dealers might be forgetting that the car business is cyclical. I worried that dealers woul…

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NADA Day 2: A Few Firsts From The Floor

April 2, 2016

It was a lively, long day on the exhibit floor at NADA on Friday. A dealer joked, “Dale, I heard things weren’t going so well, and that you�…

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NADA Day 1: Cox Lays Plans For A Successful NADA

April 1, 2016

I had an eye-opening thought while standing before hundreds of Cox Automotive team members gathered for pre-NADA meetings here in Las Vegas. In…

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Final Countdown: Stockwave Is Set To Sail At NADA

March 30, 2016

Thanks to the Cox Automotive family, Stockwave has started strong. We’ve signed up hundreds of dealers in our lead-up to Stockwave’s officia…

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Three Take-Aways From Honda’s Used Vehicle Stop Sale

March 17, 2016

It’s been a little more than a month since American Honda Motor Company told its Acura/Honda dealers to stop selling used vehicles affected by…

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3 Tips To Stay Strong In New Vehicles As Sales Volumes Slow

March 16, 2016

You can already see signs that 2016 won’t be the same as the past few years in new vehicles: Incentives are on the rise. An Au…

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3 Ways To Power Through The New Car Sales Plateau

March 3, 2016

Maybe it’s the sub-zero temperatures or forecasts of heavy snow across the country. Or maybe dealers are getting smarter. Either way, there’…

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