The dealership cheat codes are off. Easy money, scarce inventory, and automatic gross profit have been replaced by operational discipline, local trust, digital workflows, and fights with the factories that control supply.

Today’s episode breaks down Kyle Coleman’s $59.99 synthetic oil-change strategy, Rob Ruth selling 400 vehicles a month in a town of 2,700 people, Cox Automotive’s Navigator browser extension, Wolters Kluwer’s e-contracting data, and Sun GMC’s $15 million lawsuit against General Motors.

Today's Key Headlines

~Kyle Coleman uses a $59.99 synthetic oil change to drive an almost 20% jump in customer-pay repair orders

~Rob Ruth sells about 400 vehicles a month in a town of only 2,700 people

~Cox Automotive’s Navigator connects VinSolutions, Xtime, vAuto and Dealertrack workflows

~New-vehicle sale ...