Vanguard Dealer Services News
The 2020 pandemic saw shoppers who have stockpiled essential items, dramatically increased online buying, and changed the way they spend their dollars. The market had to adapt to these changes quickly and concisely. Its projected that post-pandemic buying behaviors will be adopted as the new normal and remain the same, with consumers requiring digital access […]
Mickey Quinn and Mike Vierzchalek featured in Spiro’s latest Case Study talking about accurate sales forecasting
Automotive Industry News
- Ford Q1 net income falls 24% to $1.3 billion; revenue rises despite lower production
- Joy and angst: Reaction from the UAW's historic win at VW's Chattanooga plant
- U.S. EV battery upstart, Hyundai-Kia close in on lithium metal battery commercialization
- Honda's new Ye Series EVs for China foreshadow U.S.-bound next-gen 0 Series
- Group 1 net income falls nearly 7 percent in Q1
- Lithia Q1 net income down 28% as margins slip
- CEO Mary Barra's pay declined 3.9% to $27.8 million as GM missed stock targets
- VW to launch youth-focused EV brand for China
- Vroom CEO: ‘Gut-wrenching' decision to end online used-car business
- Judge deals blow to Stellantis in supplier pricing dispute that threatens production
- Mercedes explores electric frontier with G-Wagen off-roader
- Seating supplier Adient plans European job cuts as part of restructuring plan
- Tesla Q1 net income drops 55% to $1.1 billion; revenue slides 9% to $21.3 billion
- VinFast adds 12 U.S. dealerships, including 5 in Florida and 4 in Texas
- McLaren's new F1-inspired halo to cost $2 million-ish, arrives in 2026
F&I Industry News
- Whistleblower reveals 2023 CareGard cyberattack, says F&I company concealed it from partners
- Hagerty cancels Detroit Concours d'Elegance for 2024
- Guest commentary: AI poised to have positive impact on auto finance
- Dealers see the good and bad out of unchanged interest rates
- Technology and AI can help new and veteran F&I managers alike overcome process pain points
- Guest commentary: How captives and banks should respond to buyers' evolving tastes
Fixed Operations Industry News
- Guest commentary: Strategies for success in a changing fixed ops landscape
- Customers waiting too long for F&I, study finds
- 1 Thing We're Talking About: Cancer diagnosis prompts outpouring of support
- Guest commentary: How AI can improve the vehicle exchange process
- Column: Turning the page on Fixed Ops Journal
- Fixed in time: Auto repair in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1943