Agenda

No, not that Coach K, but with Steve Kapusta of Ally and SmartAuction.

Join us for a casual conversation that will include insights on various segments of the used car market and more.  With a successful career rising to the top of one of the in… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit
NRC Spring Summit

AI has been a part of remarketing for years, delivering millions of 3D images, smooth 360s and more. And now, machine learning models are starting to power the next generation of vehicle information—automated damage detection—which will bring a n… [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

With a market estimated to reach $800 billion by 2024 and $13 Trillion by 2023, the metaverse has the power to transform industries. The metaverse is a journey, but the foundations are here today. Multiple dimensions of technology, commerce, risk and… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Advancing technology, social trends, and customer expectations are rapidly changing the auto auction industry. Failure to adapt to these changes is choosing to fail. Growing environmental awareness in consumers requires land acquisition to be paired … [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

As cloud computing and storage have become more affordable, dealer groups are starting projects to unify their customer data using a CDP to create bespoke customer experiences, deliver one-to-one messaging, and improve marketing effectiveness. With d… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit
NRC Spring Summit

The automotive talent market has the highest demand for candidates that any of us has ever seen – internal and external compensation demands are soaring!  Opportunities and job offers for talent are skyrocketing.  It’s a highly stressful time f… [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

History is littered with some truly dumb wars: The Pastry War, The War of Jenkin’s Ear, and The Opium Wars to name a few. Join TradePending CMO Matthew Davis as he takes a brief trip to explore this nonsense, and then shed light on the current… [Read More]

Retail

The unpredictability of non-prime loan performance has plagued the auto industry. Historically, the non-prime market segment has been deemed highly risky and a thorn in the side of auto finance. Today, this untapped market represents an enormous oppo… [Read More]

Auto Finance

Your dealership will always have an extreme vehicle titling problem come up from time to time, or simply have chronic difficulties with managing the title and tag department. This presentation will describe several methods of solving the most complex… [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

Many workshops will discuss coaching, elaborate processes, and expensive new tech. None will offer a simpler solution to lost sales – location. 

In this session, attendees will learn how geo-intelligence – the ability to make any dealership asset… [Read More]

Retail

Impact On Society. We Call This Revolution Web3. The Evolution Of The Internet Is Happening And It Is Poised To Replace Traditional Automotive Go To Market Tools And Channels. They Are Being Replaced As We Speak  With Artificial Intelligence, Tokeni… [Read More]

Retail

Electric Vehicles continue to dominate headlines. Sales volumes are increasing as is consumer interest and model availability. While you know this at a high-level, do you know the details of which electric vehicles are selling (by make, model, segmen… [Read More]

Retail

So much is written about the automotive business, but most is focused on the retail side…but neglecting the commercial side is a costly mistake given that it is over a $1.5 trillion industry. We’ll discuss the challenges of B2B sales/service and … [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

Volatility in our industry is causing pain. Staffing shortages, financing challenges, inflation and interest pressures, and vehicle valuation fluctuations are all exposing the value of… [Read More]

Auto Finance

The last 18 months in the car business have been yielded above average profits with much lower volume. This was due to a shortage of inventory that effected the entire industry. This success also created some very bad habits in car dealership showroo… [Read More]

Retail

Regulators are those governmental agencies which have oversight into our operations.  

When a regulator calls us or comes to visit, it's usually the result of unhappy customers – which we have not satisfied – who complains to them.  Su… [Read More]

Auto Finance

Learn how ChatGPT can revolutionize your dealership operations and marketing strategy. [Read More]

Retail

Led by Steve Greenfield of Automotive Ventures, this panel features some of this year's Emerging 8 honorees, reviewing how they've overcome challenges to position themselves for growth…. [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Transportation is a simple concept that seems to have become more complex to execute as new technologies and companies enter the space. How did that happen? Technology simplifies things and makes our lives easier right? Let's discuss how transpo… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Analysts and economists share insights on the state of the economy and its impact to the retail, remarketing and finance segments of automotive. The discussion will include analysis of macro-economic trends, in addition to automotive-specific data ar… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Learn how global auto manufacturers, lenders, retailers, suppliers, trade associations and government bodies are working together to cost effectively enable seamless and secure business processes while safeguarding sensitive business and consumer dat… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Consumer shopping habits when it comes to purchasing new and used vehicles has evolved incredibly over the last several years. In order to meet consumers where they are in regards to convenience and control, digital auction solutions are helping deal… [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

Along with observations about what’s happening with respect to wholesale prices and volume, these four executives from a variety of consignors will share perspectives about how technology has impacted operations within their own businesses as well … [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

Whether it’s in the retail, remarketing or finance segments, capital investment has ramped up in the auto industry. Same goes for M&A activity, as buy-sell moves increase among dealers, auto auctions and their… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

A culture-wide shift towards a digitized retail environment has been steadily building over the past decade, and now, most people begin or complete the automotive buying process online. These changing expectations have created ripple effects, which p… [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

While recent years have marked great progress in EV sales growth in the US, virtually all of these sales have been in luxury and premium luxury segments, and, as Mary Bara has said 98% of those who purchased EVs owned, on average, two other vehicles…. [Read More]

Auto Intel Summit

What "Synthetic Identity" fraud is
Why dealerships specifically are vulnerable
Why API technology is the online solution… [Read More]

Auto Finance

When investing in software, don’t fall for the shiny screen in front of you. You need solutions that will improve processes and provide visibility into critical business problems. Software should empower your team and complement the humans responsi… [Read More]

Auto Finance

Many companies are focusing on bringing customers and creating leads via websites, social media, etc., however, as much as we agree that must and should be done, we believe that customers in our waiting areas are more qualified and open to buying. So… [Read More]

Retail

The trade-in market is constantly evolving, and 2023 brings with it both new and continued challenges. Vehicle prices are at all-time highs, interest rates are higher than we've seen in 20 years, and while we've seen some improvement, suppl… [Read More]

NRC Spring Summit

Embedded automotive insurance in the fully digital dealership leads to more revenue opportunities for dealerships as well as better customer experiences. Forward-thinking dealers are already using embedded auto insurance to drive more revenue in F&am… [Read More]

Retail