The COVID-19 pandemic may have helped spur pickup truck sales over the course of 2020. The main reason for that trend: younger car shoppers. That is one finding from the CarGurus 2020 Pickup Truck Sentiment Study. The study examines how COVID-19 has had an impact on sentiment related to the pickup truck segment. The study […] [Read More]

Perhaps you’re well past the age to go trick-or-treating. But Swapalease.com announced five “spooktacular” lease deals for the Halloween holiday that might help your dealership move some metal, which certainly could be a sweet way to close the month. The “spooktacular” lease deals aren’t just for base-model units, either, as site experts found diverse vehicle […] [Read More]

Used-vehicle sales for October are likely to beat year-ago figures by 1%, according to an ALG/TrueCar forecast, which calls for 3.3 million used sales for the month. While this tally would be a 4% drop from September, it would represent the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase in used sales, ALG/TrueCar said. Used-vehicle prices are also climbing […] [Read More]

Karl Brauer says hybrid vehicles attract “practical and eco-minded drivers.” Those drivers are willing to spend extra money upfront for vehicles that are better for the environment, said Brauer, who is executive analyst for car search engine company, iSeeCars.com. “Hybrid versions of Toyota’s popular gasoline cars have begun outselling the Prius, suggesting consumers now prefer […] [Read More]

Real-time messaging and chat functionality, virtual vehicle walk-arounds and test drives with video, and completing financing and trade-ins online. Those are some of the new methods consumers are using to purchase their new or used cars from local dealerships. Sixty-one percent of recent car buyers would want their newly purchased car delivered at home from […] [Read More]

Noel Watson has resigned as chief financial officer of automotive digital marketplace TrueCar to accept another business opportunity. Watson, whose new opportunity will be with a privately held company “outside of the automotive vertical,” according to TrueCar, expects to remain in his current position through Nov. 16. That is to ensure a smooth transition for […] [Read More]

Michael Taylor says travel suppliers have seen major challenges during the current challenging economic times. That has definitely been the case with the car rental industry, he said. “Despite these economic headwinds, the major rental car companies have been able to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction throughout the pandemic, largely through great customer service […] [Read More]

Mirroring the trend in the new-vehicle market, interest in the used-vehicle market has gone up since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Media planning company Comscore analyzed online used-car marketplace Carvana, noting that 58% more visitors viewed the Carvana site than one year earlier. Comscore also stated a “sustained lift” has taken place from the […] [Read More]

Mark Vickery, who is senior director of performance management at Cox Automotive, joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about digital automotive retail, dealer training, what 2021 may have in store and more. Plus, Vickery recaps his recent conversation with NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, who is a speaker at the company's Forward Focus 2020 […] [Read More]

While Equifax gave a snapshot of the new leases booked during one week in September, Swapalease.com reported how many lease-transfer approval came during the entire month. Turns out, Swapalease found that September posted one of the highest approval rates of the years as site officials pegged it at 67.6%, a slight increase from the August […] [Read More]