Used Car Strategy & AI Insigths
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CRAIG A WHITE
Craig White is a used-vehicle inventory strategist with decades of dealership operational experience. He publishes The Profitable Pre-Owned Brief, a weekly market intelligence newsletter focused on used-car demand signals, pricing strategy, and inventory velocity. His work helps dealership operators identify market shifts earlier and execute profitable inventory decisions. Publisher, The Profitable Pre-Owned Brief Atlanta, GA
Recent Articles
- CRAIG A WHITE
- April 2, 2026
EVs Don’t Have a Pricing Curve. They Have a Demand Window. Most dealers still manage EV pricing like ICE pricing.
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 31, 2026
$23 Billion Just Hit the Market Most dealers will call this “a strong tax season.”
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 18, 2026
Used Car Demand Isn’t Growing—It’s Shifting Down Market Something doesn’t add up in today’s auto market.
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 18, 2026
For years, used-car buyers were trained to look for the perfect car.
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 17, 2026
Dealer Case Study: A Wrangler That Almost Looked Like a Pass At first glance, this looked like an easy pass.
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 9, 2026
How One Dealership Cut Recon Time by 50% With a Simple Process Recon delays are one of the quiet profit killers in...
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 9, 2026
Why Smart Dealers Buy Scarcity, Not Cars In used-car retail, the biggest wins rarely come from the most obvious...
- CRAIG A WHITE
- March 2, 2026
There’s a difference between “cheap”… and “buyable.”
- CRAIG A WHITE
- February 25, 2026
Used EV Attack Mode? Watch the New EV Payment Gap First. For the last few weeks, the industry has been debating:
- CRAIG A WHITE
- February 24, 2026
Used EV strategy right now isn’t about courage. It’s about discipline.
- CRAIG A WHITE
- February 20, 2026
Profitable Pre-Owned | Market Signal + Operator Debate
- CRAIG A WHITE
- February 18, 2026
Strategic Buying Framework: Navigating Tight Wholesale Supply When wholesale supply tightens, the market stops being...
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