Dealers could benefit from a new program to help them turn their new models from Jeep, Hyundai, Ram, Dodge, Fiat and Chrysler. LegalShield, a consumer membership company that allows subscribers to connect with law firms for personal legal advice or assistance, formed a partnership on Monday with BonusDrive, a firm that can deliver benefit programs […] [Read More]

Bringing nearly 30 years of experience with him, Jerry Kroshus has been named president and chief executive officer of Auto Approve, a refinance company that specializes in helping consumers find the best possible vehicle interest rates through its national network of credit unions, banks and finance companies. Kroshus began his career at GMAC in 1989 […] [Read More]

In this week's episode, Logan Keirstead and Sean Liptay of Accu-Trade join the show. They chat with Joe about their company's momentum, building a wholesale brand and more. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google Play.  You can also listen to the latest episode in the window below. All episodes can be found on our Soundcloud […] [Read More]

Sixty-eight percent of dealers either aren’t effectively using or simply are not using marketing attribution to gauge the results of their advertising campaigns, according to a recent study by Clarivoy. The marketing technology firm’s latest study, the 2017 State of Automotive Attribution Report, examines the current state and usage of marketing measurement among retail dealers. Clarivoy's findings […] [Read More]

An online automotive marketing operations based in The Netherlands and out to serve the Canadian, Latin American and European markets made a move to strengthen its North American footprint. In order to accelerate its development and strengthen its Canadian market presence following the acquisition of DEALERCITY CANADA, Dutch company DEALER Corp. has purchased the trademarks […] [Read More]

During his first quarterly conference call as chief economist at Cox Automotive, Jonathan Smoke chuckled for a moment when an investment analyst from Goldman Sachs asked about the rate consumers are keeping the vehicles they had just spent anywhere from 24 to 36 months leasing. “Thanks for asking the most difficult thing to quantify in […] [Read More]

Although perhaps not as active as President Trump is on Twitter, two of the main federal regulators that oversee vehicle deliveries and auto financing have been far from quiet so far in 2017. But how the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went about its regulatory business during the first half of […] [Read More]

The year was 2001, and the state was Maryland. The vehicle was a silver Honda Insight. It was the first used hybrid ever sold by CarMax, according to the company. Since then, CarMax said last month in this blog post, it has sold more than 100,000 used hybrids and electric vehicles, with choices of model […] [Read More]

LeasePlan USA has brought Michael Croft on to its to business development team, where he will work with companies in the Southwestern region. Croft most recently served as vice president of sales for Element Fleet. He joins LeasePlan while it is expanding its business development team in preparation for smart growth and future endeavors, according to the […] [Read More]

TrueCar and Best Friends Animal Society recently announced the start of "On The Road to #SaveThemAll," a joint campaign to raise awareness about the number of adoptable pets euthanized at shelters across the U.S each year. According to Best Friends Animal Society, 5,500 homeless pets are killed in the U.S. each day and nearly 2 […] [Read More]