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How COVID 19 Strategies Can Help Dealers Pivot in 2025.

How COVID-19 Strategies Can Help Dealers Pivot in 2025

If the word of the year in 2020 was unprecedented, the word of 2025 may very well be tariff. Tariffs...
3 Min Read•Jul 28•CDK Global
The Evolving Role of the E V Salesperson in 2025.

The Evolving Role of the EV Salesperson in 2025

According to CDK data, vehicle satisfaction declined as electric vehicle buyers shifted from innovators and early adopters to the early...
4 Min Read•Jul 23•CDK Global
How Generations Like to Buy Electric Vehicles. Online versus In Person.

How Generations Like To Buy EVs: Online vs. In Person

Today, the automotive retail landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with vehicle technology, consumer preference and politics playing crucial...
3 Min Read•Jul 17•CDK Global
Dealerships Should Always Approach Electric Vehicle Sales Differently.

Dealerships Should Always Approach EV Sales Differently

Today, there may be an elevated interest in electric vehicles as incentives are set to expire on Oct. 1. But...
4 Min Read•Jul 14•CDK Global
The Race Is On for Used electric vehicles.

The Race Is On for Used EVs

New federal tax guidelines in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminate both the new and used electric vehicle tax...
3 Min Read•Jul 10•CDK Global
Car Shoppers’ Aversion to Sharing Their Info Online.

Car Shoppers’ Aversion to Sharing Their Info Online

While it’s no surprise car buyers want to test-drive a vehicle in person, it’s surprising how few are willing to...
3 Min Read•Jul 8•CDK Global
C D K Foundations Suite. The Core of a Connected Dealership.

CDK Foundations Suite: The Core of a Connected Dealership

In This Article What’s the CDK Foundations Suite? Core Capabilities Who’s the Right Fit for the Foundations Suite? What’s New in the Foundations Suite? How...
5 Min Read•Jul 2•CDK Global
Dig Deeper Into Your Fixed Ops Digital Toolbox.

Dig Deeper Into Your Fixed Ops Digital Toolbox

Vehicle technology has evolved from mechanical systems to software-driven machines. Today’s vehicles run on sensors, diagnostics and over-the-air updates. Maintenance...
3 Min Read•Jul 1•Lindsey D. Bona
Car Buyer Satisfaction Tanks in June

Car Buyer Satisfaction Tanks in June

CDK’s three years of tracking car shoppers’ opinions on the purchase process has never seen a monthly drop as large...
3 Min Read•Jun 26•David Thomas
How Car Dealership Photography Can Maximize Vehicle Sales.

How Car Dealership Photography Can Maximize Vehicle Sales

Gone are the days of grainy newspaper classifieds. CDK data shows that nearly 90% of shoppers are enticed to start...
3 Min Read•Jun 18•CDK Global
Road Tripping and Overcoming EV Range Anxiety.

Road Tripping and Overcoming EV Range Anxiety

With electric vehicles inching closer and closer to price parity with gas-powered and hybrid vehicles, interest in EVs has skyrocketed....
4 Min Read•Jun 13•CDK Global
Don’t Flub the Dealership Test Drive.

Why Dealerships Can't Afford To Flub the Test Drive

Nearly everyone who buys a car takes it for a test drive before they close the deal, 91% of all car...
2 Min Read•Jun 11•CDK Global