All ADM Blog Posts Tagged 'Motors' (197)

Lithia Motors acquires Sterling Motorcars luxury brand dealerships, including BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Lamborghini and McLaren in the Washington DC market; marks 5^th multi-dealership sale for Kerrigan Advisors in 2020

Incline Village, NV.…

Lithia Motors acquires nine Keyes Automotive Group dealerships in one of the industry’s largest transactions; 7^th 'Top 150' Dealership Group sale for Kerrigan Advisors

Irvine, CA – Kerrigan Advisors, a…

Car buyers can instantly apply for financing directly from a dealer’s online store, finalizing transactions, including F&I, from the safety and comfort of their homes...

Irvine, Calif., May 27, 2020 –…

Los Angeles-Based Downtown LA Auto Group is the Fourth Top 100 Dealership Group sold by Kerrigan Advisors in the last 20…

People buy everything online these days. Or do they?

In reality, there are some items people simply prefer to touch, see, feel, taste, smell,…

Us Brits are innately polite and fair-minded individuals, meaning that the art of negotiation is often lost on us. This is particularly true when purchasing a single item, as we are predisposed to avoid negotiation unless we are looking to complete a bulk purchase.

This also applies to big-ticket purchases such as cars, even those that are bought as used models. The truth is…

ARE GM RECALLS STARTING TO HURT SALES FOR GM DEALERS? *****************************************************************************

Initially the answer was NO it really didn't have any noticeable effect. BUT recently I've had a lot of dealers starting to tell me that the customers are beginning to defect because of the repeated bad news and new recalls almost daily. Personally, I think Mary Barra is doing a…

ALBANY, N.Y. – July 29th, 2013 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today it is participating in General Motors’ (GM) new Dealership Technology Assistance Program (DTAP). Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS) and Customer/Mate (CRM) are both certified by GM as part of the program.

“The DTAP certification ensures that dealers using our DMS will have the functionality necessary to support seamless OEM data and…

July 11th Webinar: How Carter Motors Group Used “Why Buy” Messaging to Become #1

July 11th, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET

In this powerful upcoming…

Groundbreaking program increases the number of vehicles on Phoenix lots eligible for certification; provides used car buyers with peace of mind and purchase protection

Venice, CA  -- January 18, 2012 – Mota Motors, a leading provider of online vehicle certification and selling platforms, today announced that SureSale^TM Certified, a comprehensive certified pre-owned (CPO)…

Digital Automotive Veteran Joins Expanding Team at Online Automotive Innovator

Venice, CA  -- November 28, 2011  – Mota Motors, a leading provider of online vehicle certification and selling platforms, today announced that digital automotive marketing veteran Ken Potter has been appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. Potter joins an expanding team of automotive and digital leaders at Mota as the…

Grand Theft Auto – How Citizens Fought for the American Dream

May 14 and 15, 2009 – two days in which Chrysler and General Motors, with the help of the government, literally stole the life’s work from nearly 2,000 business owners.

Two years later, the history from the dealers’ perspective of those days are hitting the bookstores. And they are must reads for anyone associated with the automotive retail…

This week, two American luxury brands, Lincoln and Cadillac, began rolling out facility redesign initiatives, at significant expense for their dealers.

The question is, do facility redesigns help dealers sell more vehicles?

Ford Motor Co. began talking to its Lincoln dealers last year about the investment they would have to make in their stores if they wanted to continue selling Lincolns. A meeting last week in Detroit with approximately 120 Lincoln dealers…

May Sales Drop – A Blip or a Trend?

Just when we were beginning to feel good about the auto industry following eight months of sales growing by percentages in the double digits, sales plunged in May, down 4% from May of last year.

The question is whether the drop will be a trend the rest of the year or a “minor” disruption for a couple of months. The major challenge is lack of inventory resulting from the earthquake in Japan earlier this year. The lack of inventory has led to…

General Motors SFE Facilitator "Train the Trainer" presentation about Social Media Marketing for GM Dealers in 2011 prepared and facilitated by Ralph Paglia for GM:…