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With the disciplined use of Agile Auto's platform, Dealers have a competitive advantage by seeing and controlling these top three areas of concern. 1. Inventory 2. Economic 3. Market Test us for 90 days and get your Agile Ratio used car score today: https://lnkd.in/gjAh_7xE Agile Auto is “Vendor Agnostic” and helps you better with, and get more from, your sales and inventory partners. You will WIN and GROW with Agile Auto. JR Toothman Scott Simons Richard Tilson Julie Kinloch Durran Cage Frank Knox Cox Automotive ACV MAX VINCUE AccuTrade (A Cars Commerce Solution)Lotpop, Inc. vAuto by Cox Automotive Dealertrack CDK Global Tekion Corp Paul Machin

As entrepreneurs, it's crucial to align our vision with our core values to ensure success. Often, the pursuit of perceived value can lead us astray when real value lies in staying true to our core vision. At Agile Auto, we provide unparalleled visibility into used car operations, benefiting executive leaders, region managers, GMs, and store GMs alike. At our core, we are vendor agnostic. We uniquely peel back the dealer’s used car operation onion to help dealers and vendors come together and dominate! Imagine having a comprehensive overview like the one I experienced on my mobile device at a baseball game below. If I owned these four stores, I would have precise insights to focus my team’s execution on the right behaviors to WIN. Talk about peace of mind. If you're up for the challenge, get your used car's operational health score today by clicking here:https://lnkd.in/gjAh_7xE JR Toothman Scott Simons Andrew Ryan Julie Kinloch Frank Knox David Long Brian Kramer Danny Zaslavsky Keith Shrader Harvey Whitman Jonathan Thompson

John Ellis said yesterday on the new Clubhouse call “All Things Acquisitions” posted by Frank Knox and Todd Caputo this: “ You can have the best operational processes, marketing, pricing, and location of any dealership in your area, but without the right amount, and type, of inventory, it's all in vain.” This is evidence by Carmax going from 60+ thousand used cars to almost 100,000 used cars from December 2024 to February 2025. They have the best processes pricing and locations across the US, but they know more than anyone they need the right amount of inventory volume and inventory segmentation to win. So do you. We can help with software, consulting, and buying. Connect here: https://lnkd.in/geYnxsGY

Many of you have seen the Anderson Economic Group, LLC estimates of the per-car cost of the proposed #tariffs on Canada and Mexico and China. This is a visualization of these estimates, using data presented at the Automotive Press Association webinar last Friday and cited in a The Wall Street Journal editorial that earned a rebuke from President Trump. As The Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes noted today, "Buckle up, Detroit, because it's likely to be a rough ride." https://lnkd.in/esR2X7wV This graph is for a set of North-American-assembled vehicles, including at least one from each of the following OEMs: GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, VW, BMW, Kia, and Tesla. Because of the sensitivity of the issues involved, we identify each vehicle by its type only. The Wall Street Journal entitled their editorial "Trump’s Tariffs Will Punish Michigan; A new study shows how the levies will damage the U.S. car industry, even as the economy slows and uncertainty spreads." https://lnkd.in/eBKwANeu At $4,000 a car and up, a tariff war with Canada and Mexico will affect jobs in Michigan, as well as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, Ontario and northern Mexico. The stakes are high here. #economy #consumers #tariffs General Motors Stellantis Ford Motor Company #michigan ---- Additional information on the data used in this analysis: The cost estimnates are based on the country content used in specific models and the proposed tariff schedule. Base data include AALA data and other industry data. AEG presumes that not all content is tariffed and that some allowance is made to avoid double-tariffing goods that are cross-shipped. There is significant uncertainty regarding the application and timing of tariffs. We note that those analyzed here are not yet imposed, could be delayed, and will likely be changed. We also note that manufactures will adjust production in an attempt to minimize the tariff costs, and such adjustments will probably lead to stopping production of certain model line-equipment combinations.

A The Wall Street Journal editorial says bluntly: "Trump’s Tariffs Will Punish Michigan." It cites Anderson Economic Group, LLC estimates of the heavy costs the tariffs would add to each new car. However, the President says this thinking is "sooo WRONG." The Wall Street Journal writes: "A new analysis by the Anderson Economic Group examines the potential tariff damage. Start with auto prices. The study estimates that a 25% tariff on the U.S. neighbors would increase the cost of a full-size SUV assembled in North America by $9,000 and a pickup truck by $8,000. The cost of an electric-vehicle cross-over would increase by $12,200. Canada is the biggest supplier to the U.S. of nickel, a key critical mineral in lithium-ion batteries." https://lnkd.in/eBKwANeu What we call "American" cars are built by workers in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, and California, as well as Ontario and Northern Mexico. Since the 1960s, we have integrated North American manufacturing of automobiles, to the great benefit of both workers and consumers in America. It's one of the reasons we have automakers such as GM, Ford, Chrysler, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai BMW and Tesla building cars here. Putting big tariffs on those cars will definitely increase costs, reduce sales, and therefore reduce American auto production jobs. Thus, I'm puzzled by the President's post on Truth Social, complaining about "...today’s Editorial that my Auto Tariffs will hurt the Michigan Automobile Business. They are sooo WRONG, in fact, it is just the opposite. The tariffs will drive massive amounts of auto manufacturing to MICHIGAN, a State which I just easily one in the Presidential Election." https://lnkd.in/er8x8iyv This isn't a hair-splitting question about how much of the tariffs would get absorbed by producers and how much would be borne by consumers. The costs per car are too big to hide. That's why Ford's CEO Chris Farley said the proposed tariffs would "blow a hole in the auto industry." Either we're correct, and adding government tariffs to the costs of cars will increase the cost of cars, or we're "soo wrong." It's not a small question. And too many jobs--in the states and provinces I just mentioned--are at risk if we get this wrong. #automotive #jobs #trade General Motors Ford Motor Company #Michigan #Ohio #SouthCarolina #texas #Indiana #illinois #tariffs #canada #mexico Pictured: Toyotas headed to the border between US and Canada, from an article on the controversy by Chris Isodore at CNN: https://lnkd.in/eyuyqNJB

**Attention Auto Group Leaders, GMs, and UCMs: Are you ready for Monday? ** We can help you streamline your Sunday preparation and deliver impactful directives to the team Monday morning with these four key actions from AAuto's dashboard: 1. **Agile Ratio**: Check your agile ratio in the top left corner to see if you’re driving for growth or coasting along to set the week's pace. 2. **Optimal Inventory Tracker**: Assess your inventory to determine this week's acquisition plan to finish strong and also start fast next month. 3. **Sales and Revenue Insights**: Know your current sales and revenue pace to identify focus areas for next week to finish strong. 4. **Market Position Awareness**: Know your current market standing to be proactive by working with your AAuto PM to increase volume and profit. Agile Auto, Inc. will give you peace of mind by increasing focus and clarity to improve your speed of retail and instilling confidence through operational agility. Come see how: https://lnkd.in/gjAh_7xE JR Toothman Scott Simons David Spisak Steve Greenfield Andrew Ryan Frank Knox John Hamlin Tom Pacini Brian Kramer Robert Hollenshead Larry Feldman Joe Jackson ??Peter Smith Jean Reitelbach Scott Couchenour David Heitzmann Robert Christman George Magda John Ellithorp Miran Maric John Murphy Danny Papakalos Dennis Patton Luke Rohrman

What can Agile Auto, Inc. do for your franchise nameplate and your group with multiple nameplates? First let me ask, who is the highest volume and best average gross used car operator in the market today??? ....not primarily Subprime. My guess is most would say Carmax. How do they do it?? What gives Carmax the courage to go from 65,000 cars in December to almost 100,000 today in preparation for tax season??? First, they know themselves and their markets better than anyone else. Second, they use actionable insights that are driven by real-time data about themselves specifically, which gives them the calculated courage to expand in a risk-averse way to own their used car market profitably. YOU now have access to the Carmax model for your specific dealership with the AAuto Used Car management platform. AAuto creates a high growth risk-averse Carmax used car model inside franchise dealerships while keeping true to the franchise nameplate and dealership brand. Your Agile Auto, Inc. performance manager team will make sure everyone understands the model, uses the model, and gets the results that come from their disciplined use. The only thing required is the directive from leadership and consistent accountability to adherence that is easily inspected in your AAuto dashboard. Find out how we do that and how you can get started today by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/gPiNVtsd No excuses, No surprises, Just results. JR Toothman Scott Simons Frank Knox Andrew Ryan Chelsee Pace Ben Hadley? Steve Greenfield Larry Feldman Peter Smith Joe Jackson ?? Brian Kramer David Long David Spisak Brian Benstock ASOTU | More Than Cars CBT News Car Dealership Guy John Hamlin

The one graph from this article that tells it all. Many thought that the prices would start going down this year. They won't.