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Amazon Isn’t “Selling Cars.” It’s Rewiring Car Buying Expectations — Here’s the Dealer Play If you’re a dealer...
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Morning Market Update Why Smarter Pricing Cadence Is Beating Constant Price Chasing Right Now Buyers are watching price...
Stellantis just dropped a dealer cash program on leftover 2024 model-year units that is big enough to change the used...
Used EVs Are Reshaping the Wholesale Market — And 2026 Will Be the Tipping Point Insights pulled from Cox Automotive /...
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The Rugby Dad Who Used ChatGPT to Track a Vehicle’s History (and Every Price Change) I had a conversation recently that...
PPO Morning Market Update — Inventory Rises, Demand Shifts, and Dealers Get More Selective The used-car market...
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Carvana’s Quiet Franchise Grab — And What It Means for the Future of Brick-and-Mortar Dealerships While everyone is...
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The Used Car Industry Isn’t Broken — COVID Profits Just Hid Bad Management Everyone’s talking sourcing and exit...
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PriceVantage vs vAuto: Two Different Answers to the Same Used-Car Pricing Problem Dealers don’t need “another tool.”...
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CarGurus Launches PriceVantage — A Signal That Used-Car Pricing Just Entered a Precision Era Today’s headline for...
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Carvana Surges, Inventory Concerns Grow, and Year-End Discounts Shift Dealer Strategy Today’s midday update centers on...
PPO Morning Market Update — Used Cars Stabilize, EVs Climb, and Amazon Won’t Leave the Room Today’s used-car story...
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Carvana Joins the S&P 500: What This Shock Move Signals for Used-Car Retail From “almost bankrupt” to blue-chip index...
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China Is Flooding the World With Gas Cars It Can’t Sell at Home — Here’s What Dealers Need to Know China’s auto...
PPO Morning Market Update — Luxury Softening, Used EV Stabilizing & Fast-Trust Gaps December 5, 2025
Top 5 Things Dealers Should Prepare for in 2026 The forces shaping used-car retail next year — and how to prepare for...
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Why AI-Powered Vehicle Descriptions Are Your Most Overlooked Source of SEO, SRP, and VDP Growth Most dealership...
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The Quiet Collapse of EV Trade-In Values (and What Dealers Can Do About It) EV trade-in values are falling faster than...
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Why Affordability Is the #1 Auto Story Going Into 2026 Affordability — not EVs, not technology, not production targets...
PPO Morning Market Update: Luxury Softening, Used EVs, and Fast-Trust Gaps By Craig White · PPO Morning Market Update
The Real Threat to Dealerships Isn’t Amazon, Tesla, or Carvana By Craig White – Profitable Pre-Owned
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The Global Auto Shake-Up Is Coming — And the U.S. Market Won’t Be Immune This week’s headlines weren’t just about one...
PPO Morning Market — Carvana’s Surge Is Reshaping the Used-Car Power Rankings By Craig White • Profitable Pre-Owned
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Click-to-Compare Shoppers Are Taking Over — Here’s How Dealers Win the First Click By Craig White, Profitable Pre-Owned
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Q4 Aging Has Arrived — And It’s Hitting SUVs & Trucks First You can feel it across the lanes, the CRM, and every...
PPO Morning Market — Used-EV Momentum Is Shifting Faster Than Expected Today’s used-EV market is showing fresh movement...
< PPO Morning Brief: Regional Snapshot for Used-Car Dealers PPO Morning Brief — November 24, 2025
PPO Morning Market Update: Used Demand Holds as Incentives Fade PPO Morning Market Update — November 22, 2025
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EV Used Cars: The Data Advantage Dealers Aren’t Using Yet If you scroll through the news today, most of the EV noise is...
PPO Morning Market: 5-Year Used-Car Trends Dealers Can’t Ignore Today’s Morning Market update isn’t just about this...
PPO Morning Market Pulse — November 20, 2025 Your first daily look at what’s moving the used-car market today.
Amazon’s Auto Move: What It Really Means for Used Dealers If you scroll LinkedIn right now, you’d think Amazon just put...
China’s EV Oversupply Is About to Reshape U.S. Used-EV Pricing — Even If None of Those Cars Ever Reach the U.S. By...
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Stop Copying Headlines: Build a Local Used-Car Playbook Every week, dealers are bombarded with national headlines:...
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Holiday Game-Plan: How Used-Car Dealers Can Win Q4 & Beyond Many dealers view the holiday season as a slow patch....
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Margin Rescue: High-Profit Used Cars Outside the Late-Model Bubble The “late-model used” game (2–3 years old, ~30K...
Beyond The Block: Smarter Sourcing in the Auction-Driven Wholesale Market The traditional in-person auction block is...
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Where Did the Under-$25K Used Cars Go? Ask any payment shopper today where the affordable used cars went, and you’ll...
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Turn Faster or Burn Margin: Used-car speed matters in 2025 In 2025, used-car profit isn’t built on luck — it’s built on...
The New Used-Car Buyer: How Dealers Must Meet Younger, Online-First Shoppers in 2025 A new customer is driving your...
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Sourcing Stalemate: Why Used Inventory Pressure Demands Smarter Tiering & Turn Strategy Used-vehicle inventory is...
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When “Late-Model Used” Hits $30K — How Dealers Must Adjust Sourcing & Pricing in 2025 The 2–3 year “sweet-spot” used...
Market Insight Used EVs Find Their Footing — Confidence Is the New Price Play Mid-October’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value...
The Secret Formula for Smarter Used Car Sourcing By Craig White | Profitable Pre-Owned