
Not Just Whether It’s Online or In Person There is no scarier word for traditional retailers than Amazon, and in Asia at least, add Alibaba to the list. Both e-commerce giants have already dipped their toes – and soon probably much more – into the car-selling business. But if automakers
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Editor’s note: Mercedes-Benz of Draper sells about 800 new and used vehicles per year. The figure was incorrect in an earlier version of this story. It’s fairly common to spot Ray Gunn, general manager of Mercedes-Benz of Draper, in Utah, tucking his business cards under the windshield wipers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles
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Categories : Auto Dealerships, Auto Remarketing, Auto Transport, Business, Car Shipping, Marketing, Tips and Tricks

If I were to make the mistake of asking whether you look forward to having your car serviced at an auto dealership, I expect you’d look at me as if I’d just grown horns. This isn’t necessarily your car dealer’s fault, or not exactly. The retail automotive customer experience is
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While the latest high-tech amenities are adding numerous safety, comfort and convenience benefits to a vehicle, they also are creating more battery-related issues for vehicle owners. J.D. Power identified the trend in its 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study. In a summary of its findings, the global consumer research company stated: “New
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Stephen Hawking passed away in March and I recently attended three events, the National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention, the J.D. Power Auto Summit and the 2018 Automotive Forum. What could these things have in common? Well, Hawking, who was of no small intelligence, once said, “Intelligence is the ability to
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Categories : Auto Dealerships, Auto Transport, Business, Car Shipping, Marketing, Technology