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April 29, 2022

Q1 2022 State of Automotive Industry & Sales

While the 20s have posed numerous evolving challenges to the auto industry, from rapid digitalization due to COVID-19 to ongoing inventory challenges, auto dealers have proven to b…

April 1, 2022

3 Ways the Dealer of Today Can Serve Tomorrow’s EV Buyers

Despite facing numerous evolving and ongoing challenges over the last few years, the automotive industry has kept its eyes on the future. Since 2021, numerous automakers have…

March 18, 2022

NADA Show 2022 Recap: Celebrations & Conversations with automotiveMastermind

The in-person return to NADA Show 2022 was particularly special for Team Mastermind. automotiveMastermind was founded in 2012, but this year’s convention marks our 8th appear…

February 18, 2022

3 Ways Predictive Analytics Benefit Dealerships of Every Size

The past two years have presented many challenges to auto dealers ranging from market conditions, increased competition, cost pressure and never-before-seen supply chain volatility…

January 14, 2022

How to Maximize Sales of Your Dealership’s Electric Vehicle Inventory with a Customer-First Approach

In the past few years, electric vehicles have grown from a once-niche segment to the top of nearly every OEM’s mind. Strengthened by commitments from the federal government, EVs in…

January 7, 2022

How Auto Dealers are Preparing for the Future of the Automotive Industry

While dealerships have been adjusting to their “new normal” since 2020, increasingly challenging inventory shortages brought a new meaning to the phrase in 2021. Despite this, ongo…

July 15, 2021

3 Emerging Dealership Challenges & How Dealers are Overcoming Them

As if 2020 didn’t throw enough car dealership challenges at dealers, 2021 has offered more than its fair share of industry challenges. Aside from inventory shortages impacting a va…

July 9, 2021

Q2 2021 State of Automotive Sales & Inventory

Following lingering challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and growing inventory concerns spurred by the microchip shortage in early 2021, dealers’ performance in Q2 varied greatly…

April 2, 2021

Busting Three Common Myths About EVs and Auto Dealerships

With the automotive industry rapidly recovering while simultaneously evolving to changing consumer buying habits, a once-niche segment has become more top-of-mind for OEMs: electri…

March 26, 2021

4 Tips to Take Your Dealership Reporting to the Next Level

Dealerships of all kinds and sizes are undoubtedly familiar with metrics and dashboards. Whether it’s your CRM, DMS or sales platform, a good portion of your day is already spent o…

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