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Amid robust sales, especially of crossovers, dealers’ profitability remains a concern. Those were some of the topics raised repeatedly in interviews with 25 dealer council chairs, or dealers holding equivalent positions, representing 31 brands.

The fixed operations business has a talent problem. Service shops can have the most advanced technology in the industry, but it won’t mean anything if there aren’t enough technicians out there that know how to use it.

With barely two months to go before Cadillac radically overhauls the way it pays its retailers and imposes stricter standards on them in a bid to regain cachet, dealers still have a lot of questions.

Texas dealer legend Carl Sewell says the Internet has changed auto retailing — but customers still are looking for trust first and foremost.

Honda hasn’t yet earned the ire of Donald Trump like its rivals Ford, Toyota or General Motors, but the automaker is prepared just in case that happens.

The market shift to crossovers pinched dealers for traditional luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz last year, leading retailers to lobby for a better product mix this year. But worldwide demand for crossovers makes it unclear whether U.S.

Automotive News is searching for the Best Dealerships To Work For in the U.S. and Canada.

The Trump administration floated a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border, a plan revealed hours after Mexican President President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a meeting with Trump.

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A Washington, D.C., area dealership is rebranding itself amid changing incentive programs and swelling competition.