{"id":10551,"date":"2024-02-09T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=10551"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:23:19","slug":"2023-research-study","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/2023-research-study\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Crucial Automotive Phone Trends that Were Pivotal to Dealership Success in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10551\" class=\"elementor elementor-10551\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfca1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dfca1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd51b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd51b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1502\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10556\" alt=\"book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book.png 1502w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023-industry-report_book-1154x1536.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1502px) 100vw, 1502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317bd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317bd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How to Best Prepare and Capitalize on Phone Opportunities in 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a31b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7a31b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The beginning of 2024 is the perfect time to look back and evaluate your dealership&#8217;s phone processes. 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