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Retail
Growing backlash against stair-steps

Some dealers say they'll no longer chase automakers' targets in a shrinking market. And one is working to help dealers fight back against the reviled incentives.
NADA Show
Dealers sign up to spread safe-driving message

The National Foundation for Teen Safe Driving unveiled its "So Let's Do This" initiative, which will provide participating dealers with materials, instruction and guidance to operate safe-driving campaigns.
Blogs
Fixed ops can be insurance in scary times

Even as dealers wrestle with questions about what the future may bring, they shouldn't forget about the insurance policy that a robust parts-and-service operation can provide.
NADA Show
NADA sees sales in the 16 millions

Predictions that new mobility services and autonomous vehicle technology will cut into vehicle ownership aren't dampening the National Automobile Dealers Association's forecast for new-vehicle sales during the next several years.
Used Cars
Potential pre-owned buyers? Anyone
Just who exactly is a certified pre-owned vehicle buyer? Well, it can actually be just about anybody who walks through the showroom door.
Executives
Mulally: EVs are fun, but 'make no sense'
Former Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally, speaking at the National Auto Auction Association's annual convention, knocked tax credits and mandates for EVs as ineffective policy tools.
Automakers & Suppliers
Mulally: Ford 'will figure it out'
Despite the headwinds it faces today, including new mobility services that are disrupting the status quo in the auto industry, Ford Motor Co. "will figure it out," Alan Mulally, the automaker's retired CEO, said Wednesday at a conference on used vehicles.
Blogs
Let Sears' story be a lesson for auto dealers
Could the failings of bankrupt Sears be a warning for auto retail? Perhaps. But auto dealers don't have to accept Sears' fate.
Retail
Let Sears' story be a lesson for dealers
Could the failings of bankrupt Sears be a warning for auto retail? Perhaps. But auto dealers don't have to accept Sears' fate.
Dealers
Employees love to give back to their communities
Helping others in their communities is a common pastime for employees of the Best Dealerships To Work For.
SHIFT
Mum's the word
Lawyers have been advising dealership owners to keep quiet if they realize they've faced a cybersecurity problem.
Executives
Who can replace Jackson as voice of the industry?
The transition to a new CEO could make for a real tone shift at AutoNation. It's one thing to find a smart business leader who can run the country's largest new-vehicle retailer; it's another to replace someone who has effectively served as the voice for an industry.
Dealers
AutoNation begins search for new CEO; Jackson to transition to executive chairman
AutoNation is launching a search for a new CEO as longtime leader Mike Jackson prepares to move into a new role as executive chairman of the country's largest new-vehicle dealership group. Jackson turns 70 in February.
Marketing
KAR to expand TradeRev online auction business
KAR is pouring money into its TradeRev business with a vision of growing the online appraisal and auction tool's annual volume from the thousands to the millions.
Used Cars
Used-vehicle prices stronger than expected
Increasing demand for used vehicles, concern over potential tariffs and tightening supplies are causing used-vehicle prices to strengthen instead of taking their normal summer dip.