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Registration for Industry Summit 2018 is now open! Join us in our new location in Orlando, FL at the Caribe Royale Orlando on October 8-10. Register by September 20 and save $100 on your pass. Visit www.IndustrySummit.com to sign up.

Voting for the 2018 Dealers' Choice Awards is coming to a close. Make sure to nominate your top vendors before midnight tomorrow, May 31.

Dealers’ Choice Awards Voting Closes Tomorrow Voting for the 2018 DCAs closes at midnight on Thursday, May 31.

Voting opens for the magazine's Dealers' Choice Awards.

Voting Now Open for 2018 Dealers’ Choice Awards Voting for this year’s DCAs has commenced with the launch of a survey open to dealers and dealership professionals until May 31.

Are you rewarding your well-prepared customers?

6 Ways to Win Tech-Savvy Used-Car Buyers Get more demos and close more deals with these six simple ideas for adapting your sales process to reward the efforts of well-prepared used-car customers.

Does your dealership pass the sniff test?

Q&A: Your Smell Affects Your Sales Aromachologist Farah Abassi creates custom scents that energize car buyers and complement their dealerships’ brands, décor, and demographics.

Da Man is back with a definite must-read piece.

20 Things a GM Must Do Every Week Ziegler returns to list the 20 essential tasks you must master to become an executive GM and reap the financial rewards, including that elusive $500,000 salary.

HR expert digs into recent activity at the National Labor Relations Board.

NLRB General Counsel Throws Dealers a Lifeline President Trump’s pick for Labor Board general counsel just swung the pendulum back to an employer-friendly stance. Human resources expert weighs in.

Here's ADT top news story for today. http://www.autodealermonthly.com/news/story/2018/01/dominion-unveils-state-of-the-art-dms.aspx?refresh=true

Cox releases the latest reading from its Dealer Sentiment Index. Do you agree with the 919 dealers polled online?

Cox Automotive: Dealers Optimistic About Q1 2018 The fourth-quarter reading of the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index shows dealers are optimistic about the next three months. Concerns about price pressure and showroom traffic persist.

Web activity tracked by Dealer.com suggests a relatively robust selling climate Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Fall Ahead: Dealer Sites Enjoy Autumn Upswing New data from Dealer.com reveals a post-summer surge in dealer website traffic and shows Black Friday purchase intent far outpaced Cyber Monday in 2016.

Ally takes control of GAP refunds.

Ally Now Monitoring and Managing GAP Refunds The finance source’s new policy took effect days before new allegations surfaced that Wells Fargo failed to deliver GAP refunds to borrowers. According to Ally's new policy, the finance source — not dealers — will directly refund the unearned portion of GAP waivers and insurance to borrowers within…