Car Dealership Year-End Clearance Marketing: The August–October Playbook for 2026

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Start your year-end clearance campaigns by mid-August, not October. The 2027 models begin arriving on carriers in late summer, and the dealers who move 2026 inventory at the best margins are the ones already in market before the first new truck shows up. Waiting until the lot is full forces discounts that marketing was supposed […]