Resources
Plain reading on a complicated subject.
Briefs and reference material for dealer principals and their teams. Sourced, current, and written the way one industry professional would explain it to another.
Automotive Retail Compliance Exposure
What the Lindsay settlement and the 97 warning letters mean for your store, and why the audit you can prove now matters more than the rule that was withdrawn.
The operations leak report
How missed calls, slow lead response, and weak follow-up convert into lost gross, with the math a GM can act on.
Coming soon
One-party consent, by state
A reference on where call recording for audit purposes is permitted, and how Argus handles the rest.
Coming soon
One-party consent, state by state
Which states let a caller record the call, which require everyone to agree, and what that means for a store in 2026. With an interactive map.
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GuideReading a Report Card
A short guide to the Trust Score, the two pillar figures, how a finding is built, and the trend that matters most.
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See the audit the briefs describe.
A walkthrough covers the Trust Score, an open finding with its evidence, and a sample Report Card.