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A Sneak Preview of Dale Pollak’s New Book, Invested

In this vAuto podcast, vAuto founder and Cox Automotive Executive Vice President, Dale Pollak shares a sneak peek of his new book, Invested: The New Science, Strategy and System of Used Vehicle Investment Management. Pollak shares: Why he believes market conditions now require dealers to adopt investment management principles to contend with higher vehicle costs […]

Raising Rooftop Results to Optimize your Dealer Group’s Performance

Discover research-based best practices for performance and process improvements in automotive dealer groups! Learn how to align decision-making at individual rooftops with your group’s strategic objectives. Optimize your ROI on used-vehicle investments and see how new technology can help identify and correct decision-making deficiencies.

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Why Hello Auto Group Puts Its Inventory and Trust in vAuto

Across new and used vehicle operations, California-based Hello Auto Group has long entrusted vAuto as its go-to partner to help achieve the group’s goals for ongoing growth and success.

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How to combat new car pain with Autotrader + vAuto

The new car side of your business has likely seen big swings in the past several years. Supply became tight, driving up prices – and your profits – to unprecedented levels. This means you’re about to return to old norms. Keep up the strength and profitability of your new car business. There’s a proven way […]

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A vAuto Veteran’s View of the Evolution and Importance of Performance Management

This Q&A flows from a recent vAuto podcast that featured guest Chris Hanna, the Associate Vice President of Performance Management at vAuto. Chris, who has been with Cox Automotive for 15 years, shared his insights on the role of performance managers and how they help vAuto dealers achieve greater success. His responses have been edited […]

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NADA 2024 Dealer Testimonial | GM Charles Fancher | vAuto

In this dealer testimonial captured at NADA 2024, hear from GM Charles Fancher and his Performance Manager on the value of a trusted partnership, competitive insights and a strategy that helped one of the best dealers run better.

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Global Search Testimonial | Find and Acquire more of the Right Vehicles

See how Dina Wilson, GM of Timbrook Kia will use the newly launched Global Search in ProfitTime GPS to find and acquire cars in non-traditional ways. Check out for yourself how the first strategy-driven acquisition tool helps dealers like you source more vehicles and make more money on used cars.

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An Emerging Opportunity for Used EVs?

This week, Cox Automotive analysts shared news that may surprise some dealers: Retail sales of used EVs rose sharply in January, an uptick that could owe to the ability of used EV buyers to apply a $4,000 federal tax credit at the point of sale. The data: Average weekly sales of used EVs in January […]

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Let’s Talk “Puppy Patch” Cars at NADA 2024

I spent part of the past year mentoring a college graduate who I encouraged to try the car business. He agreed with my reasoning—that if you find success selling cars, you can do anything. Unfortunately, my aspiring sales associate had a tough December. He texted that, just prior to the last week of the month, […]