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- Wilson and GM Cut a Deal
- Why the Ferrari IPO is So Important
- Why the Dealer Franchise Model Will Not Go Extinct
- Why Private Equity Likes Automotive Retail
- Why Are Activist Investors Targeting CDK?
- Why a Cash-for-Clunkers Replay Likely Won’t Happen
- What’s Next for Retiring AutoNation President Mike Maroone?
- What We Learned From Holman’s Acquisition of Kuni
- What to Do With Those Old Patents
- What China’s Automotive Struggles Means for the U.S.
- Westlake Financial Prevails in Patent Dispute with Credit Acceptance Corp.
- Welcome to Automotive Retail, Mr. Buffett
- Walser, RFJ Dealer Groups Add to Their Empires
- Walser Buys Two Stores, Names New CEO
- Volvo — A Brand Stuck in Quicksand?
- Volkswagen’s Issues Continue to Grow
- Volkswagen’s Initial Diesel Payout to Exceed $15 Billion
- Volkswagen to Decide on Dealer Compensation
- Volkswagen News Mixed for U.S. Dealers
- Volkswagen Lawsuit Fines Far More Than $18 Billion
- Volkswagen – Questions, but Few Answers
- Vista’s Interesting Play with DealerSocket
- Vista’s Acquisition of Solera Not So Simple
- Vista’s Acquisition of Solera — Maybe Not
- Vista Equity to Acquire Solera
- Vista Equity Completes Acquisition of Solera Holdings
- Vista Equity Acquires Majority Stake in DealerSocket
- Vista Equity — Now a Major Player in Automotive Retail
- Virtual Test Drives in the Dealership?
- Vendor M&A at Record Levels
- Vendor M&A Activity Quiet — Except for JMI Equity
- Vendor Acquisitions on a Hot Pace
- VC Firms Like Online Transaction Apps in Auto Retail
- Urban Science Acquires AutoHook
- Update – Round One to Authenticom in Antitrust Lawsuit
- Uber and Fair Enter Into Strategic Partnership
- UAW Says No to FCA
- UAW Rejects FCA Deal — Now What?
- UAW Agrees to 2nd Tentative Deal with FCA
- Two Marketing Tech Firms to Announce Merger
- Two Luxury Dealership Buy-Sells Close Out 2015
- Two Big Deals Fuel September Buy-Sell Pace
- Trump & Autonomy Overshadow Slow Detroit Auto Show
- TrueCar’s Lawsuits – Just Noise or Something More?
- TrueCar’s 2nd Quarter Numbers Look Strong
- TrueCar Settles — Wins — Legal Dispute with Sonic Automotive
- TrueCar Names New CEO
- TrueCar Files Trademark Lawsuit Against Sonic Automotive
- TrueCar & Sam’s Club Partner Up
- TrueCar — Welcome to Wall Street
- Transparency Acquired by Semcasting
- Toyota’s Vision of How Blockchain Will Change the Auto Industry
- Tough Times Ahead for Fiat Chrysler Dealers
- Top Dealer Files Explosive Lawsuits Against BMW, Audi
- Tonkin Dealer Group to be Sold
- Three Acquisitions in 10 Months for Digital Air Strike
- Thoma Bravo to Acquire 2nd Automotive Technology Company
- Thoma Bravo Putting Together an Automotive Data Giant
- Thoma Bravo Adds Two New Firms to the Growing J.D. Power Empire
- The TBR Weekly Top 10 – October 10, 2015
- The TBR Daily Report — January 12
- The Problems with CFPB’s Approach Toward Dealers
- The Problem of Doctored Titles
- The Modern Showroom — Thoughts from NADA
- The Lithia-DCH Deal — What’s the Downside?
- The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Dealers
- The Inflation Reduction Act — Here’s How It Impacts Dealers
- The Infamous Jeep Hack and What It Means for Dealers
- The Industry Loses a Mentor and Friend
- The Importance of the Electric Vehicle Federal Tax Credit
- The Impact of Carvana’s Less Than Stellar IPO
- The Exaggerated Pending Death of the Car Salesperson
- The Data “Breach” that Wasn’t
- The Coming Changes in Automotive Retail
- The Banks Report’s AUTOVATE 2017 Features Early Stage Startups Designed for the Next Generation of Automotive Retail
- The Banks Report Introduces AUTOVATE 2017
- The Banks Report 2014 Mid-Year Dealership Buy-Sell Update
- Texas Teachers Invest in Dealerships
- Tesla’s Retail Model May Be Its Biggest Challenge
- Tesla Wins Reprieve in Indiana
- Tesla Wins in VA but MI Is Where the Real Battle Is
- Tesla Leads General Motors in Overall Electric Vehicle Sales as Both Near Federal Tax Credit Cutoff Mark
- Tesla Again Revamps Its Retail Strategy
- Tegna’s Cars.com to Acquire DealerRater
- TEGNA to Spin Off Cars.com Into Separate Public Company
- Team Velocity Acquires Car-Mercial
- TD Bank to Acquire Cowen
- TBR’s 2016 Mid-Year Automotive Retail M&A Report
- TBR’s 2016 3rd Quarter Automotive Retail Vendor M&A Update
- TBR Weekly Top 10 — Sept. 25
- TBR Weekly Top 10 — October 2, 2015
- TBR Weekly Top 10 – Sept. 18
- TBR Weekly Top 10 – October 16, 2015
- TBR Weekly Top 10
- TBR Notes – Week of September 6
- TBR Daily Update — January 29, 2015
- TBR Daily Update — January 28
- TBR Daily Update — February 4
- TBR Daily Update — Ports Slowdown Affecting Automakers; Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition of Van Tuyl to Close this Week? Mass Action Lawsuit Against TrueCar?
- TBR Daily Report — January 14, 2015
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