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CBT News (Car Biz Today) is an automotive retail news and media platform delivering industry news, interviews, and educational content to car dealership…
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CBT News (Car Biz Today) is an automotive retail news and media platform delivering industry news, interviews, and educational content to car dealership professionals.

What you do with it

access credible news articles and expert interviews covering topics like reconditioning, digital retailing, and social media, so they can make more informed operational and strategic decisions
When a dealer or industry professional needs to stay current on trends, strategies, and best practices in automotive retail
publish or appear on CBT News as a credible industry platform, so they can gain visibility and credibility with a targeted automotive retail audience
When a vendor, consultant, or industry voice wants to reach dealership professionals with thought leadership

Community evidence → Stable

The DealerRefresh community references CBT News primarily as a third-party source — members share articles and interview links to support points they are already making in discussions, rather than engaging with CBT News as a subject of evaluation itself. Topics surfaced include reconditioning profitability, social media strategy, digital retailing, and demand forecasting, suggesting the platform covers a broad range of dealer-relevant content. No community members critically assessed CBT News's quality, accuracy, or value, so there is no discernible positive or negative sentiment about the vendor itself — only neutral citation behavior. The platform appears to serve more as a distribution channel that dealers and vendors alike use to amplify perspectives, rather than a destination the community actively champions or criticizes.
Used as a citation or content-sharing vehicle in discussions7 mentions
Vendor and consultant thought leadership distribution4 mentions
Dealer operational topics covered (reconditioning, social media, digital retailing)3 mentions

9 mentions · 2 positive · Scored from 20+ years of candid DealerRefresh discussion. Scores shift as new conversations happen.

POSITIVE
"The thread shares a CBT News article by Dennis McGinn focused on how dealerships can improve profitability through faster vehicle reconditioning timelines."
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"The post references a CBT News article designed to help dealers overcome content creation challenges and increase customer engagement across their social platforms."
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NEUTRAL
"I was recently forwarded Alan Ram's interview on CBT news"
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"Jim Fitzpatrick - Founder, CBT News"
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"Montway's President and CEO Dimitre Kirilov shares 4 ways dealers can meet demand in 2022 in this article published by CBT News on January 17, 2022."
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"I was recently forwarded Alan Ram's interview on CBT news"
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"Marc Lavoie shared a YouTube video featuring his appearance on CBT News discussing social media strategies for car dealerships"
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"shares a CBT News interview featuring CEO Ted Rubin discussing digital retailing trends and their new Flip2txt product"
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