Hi there, I'm Eric Jones, multimedia producer at Automotive News. The next episode of

Shift will be published soon, but I wanted to let you know about a new podcast series on the Automotive News Special

Reports Podcast channel. This four-part series, called Retail Realities, takes a deep dive into the life

of an Automotive Retailer in 2019. In each episode you will

hear real dealership employees talk about what's going on in their world.

Topics like how they're keeping up with a new kind of car shopper, the high stakes

of meeting end-of-month sales goals,

how traditional retailers can avoid becoming a blockbuster in a Netflix world, and strategies

for attracting and retaining key talent.

Here's a sneak peak. There's $50,000 riding today to

find nine cars. Like I said, seven Chevrolet's, two Buex. We have not missed Bueck yet in almost three years. We're not going to miss it today.

This podcast series is just one part of our retail reality special report.

To listen to the podcast and check out the whole thing, including stories,

pictures and video, visit auto news.com slash retail realities. the