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It's easy for dealers to find out who's on their websites. Go to https://builtwith.com/ and enter the dealer's website URL. You can see everybody on the site, when they were installed, etc.

Builtwith will show that Google Analytics is installed, but it won't show you how many times and who has those accesses. To my point: only the web hosting company knows what's really there.
 
Builtwith will show that Google Analytics is installed, but it won't show you how many times and who has those accesses. To my point: only the web hosting company knows what's really there.
Here's the tool you guys are looking for - Google Tag Assistant:
https://get.google.com/tagassistant/

It will show you all the instances of Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Adwords Conversion Tracking, etc that are installed.
 
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Builtwith will show that Google Analytics is installed, but it won't show you how many times and who has those accesses. To my point: only the web hosting company knows what's really there.

Alex, click on the Relationship Profile tab and Builtwith will show you all the GA tags/UA numbers, when they were first and last detected. The numbers won't tell you who owns them, and neither will Google, but you can have your website provider remove them.
 
I really wish this was the case, but I'm not sure that is. The vast majority of Savvy dealerships, yes -- The vast majority of dealerships, maybe not.
You're probably right and I should rephrase it. The "vast majority of dealers I've helped manage their GA." I was guesstimating based upon percentages I've seen. That doesn't mean they're being managed well. Typically DDC installs GA, as part of their overall process.
 
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# Summary Automotive dealership professionals debate the widespread lack of proper Google Analytics implementation and configuration across franchise dealerships, with many relying solely on third-party vendor dashboards (like Dealer.com) instead of setting up GA themselves. Key issues include dealership managers unaware GA is installed, multiple conflicting GA tags accumulating on websites over time, and vendors discouraging dealers from using independent analytics tools. The consensus is that dealers need in-house GA knowledge or independent consultants to get an accurate, complete picture of their digital performance rather than depending on vendor-provided data.

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