Apr 29, 2025 · Changes to Carbucks Rewards offer deliver immediate profits for selling dealers

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Apr 29, 2025 · Changes to Carbucks Rewards offer deliver immediate profits for selling dealers

Feb 11, 2025 · A FOCUS on fixed operations management (vehicle service) still provides the best opportunity for dealership profit improvement. This is because the gap between the most efficient non-luxury workshops and average is $65,000-plus …

Beginnings. John Mellor. Mellor, a 50-year industry veteran, shared his vision with Cox Enterprises, a huge media group in the United States, and, via its Cox Automotive group and its Australian operations at Manheim, Cox agreed to partner with GoAutoMedia to help fund this new Premium initiative with the level of manpower necessary.

Apr 15, 2025 · 1. Reducing inventory: stop playing the demo game. One of the biggest levers in any dealership’s cost base is their new car inventory. In 2025, with market conditions shifting and consumer demand normalising after years of volatility, …

Jul 23, 2024 · In its review of the market and the position of dealers, Pitcher Partners said front-end gross margins are continuing to compress which is forcing dealers to look at the back end, F&I and aftermarket to maintain best practice profitability.

Feb 25, 2025 · MORE used cars hit the market in January, reversing months of decline. However, despite more stock, the latest used-car report from the AADA and AutoGrab shows consumer demand is weak.

Oct 22, 2024 · THE Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) is once more calling for the federal government to do away with the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) on the grounds that it carries with it unintended consequences detrimental to the need for consumers to …

Feb 11, 2025 · NEW-CAR buyers remain cool on EVs with the latest research by the Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) showing concerns about affordability given the state of the economy, high vehicle prices and resale values; all of which has stagnated buyer interest.