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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 […]

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Live Market View Q1 2025 | A Look at the Road Ahead from NADA 2025

In this Q1 2025 edition of Live Market View, vAuto founder and Cox Automotive executive vice president Dale Pollak joins Derek Hansen at NADA 2025 to discuss market conditions dealers will face as the year unfolds. Dealership profitability and the need to acquire inventory—and provide greater transparency to win more vehicles from customers—top the list […]

A Preview of vAuto Innovations Debuting at NADA 2025

In this vAuto podcast, vAuto’s Derek Hansen, Patrick Janes and Micah Tindor discuss the innovations vAuto will debut at NADA 2025 in New Orleans. They discuss how the new solutions help dealers and dealer groups implement a more consistent appraisal process with customers looking to sell or trade a vehicle, and centralize inventory management decision-making […]

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Live Market View Q4 2024 | Managing Risk Amid Strong Used Vehicle Sales

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A Note of Gratitude for 2024

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Don’t Let Historic New Vehicle Troubles Haunt You Today

This webinar, “Don’t Let Historic New Vehicle Troubles Haunt You Today” presented by Bethany Johnson and Alicia Rudowyj, gives you the tools to work smarter, not harder, in this new era of new vehicle incentives. Get best practices from top-performing dealers and the tools they use to help you accurately and efficiently apply the right […]

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Live Market View Q3 2024 | Making More in a Challenged New Vehicle Market

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vAuto Enhances Conquest, Making it Easier for Dealers to Apply VIN-Specific Incentives to New Cars

As incentives rise and become increasingly complex, Conquest gives dealers the tools they need to correctly—and efficiently—apply the right offers to their vehicles. ATLANTA – September 23, 2024 – Today, vAuto is announcing new functionality that solves another pain point for franchise dealers: managing increasingly complex new vehicle incentives. The Cox Automotive brand achieves this […]

Avoiding 5 Common Online Merchandising Missteps

In this vAuto podcast, vAuto Performance Managers Jim Tourigney and Patrick Wright detail best practices to help dealers avoid the five most-common merchandising missteps that result in used vehicles not moving when they should. From rethinking the role merchandising plays in your sales process to an over-emphasis on re-pricing rather than re-merchandising vehicles, Tourigney and […]