On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report announced the winners of its 2017 Best Cars for the Money awards, which recognize vehicles that provide consumers with the best combination of quality and value within 20 automotive categories. Methodology for determining winners includes merging quality and value data into a composite score. Within the 20 categories, […] [Read More]

On New Year’s Eve, I was lucky enough to ring in 2017 in Athens, Greece. It was the trip of a lifetime: watching spectacular fireworks over the ancient Acropolis and the Parthenon, and experiencing the flavor of modern-day Athens. But, of course, the car guy in me had one big question: What’s it like to […] [Read More]

There will likely be a record 3.6 million off-lease vehicles this year, according to Manheim’s 2017 Used Car Market Report. “And that’s not even close to the peak,” Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions president Janet Barnard said during a press conference here at the NADA Convention & Expo. That, she said, will happen in 2020, when […] [Read More]

Did you punch in the search term “Alfa Romeo” during Sunday night’s Super Bowl? If so, you probably weren’t alone. Online traffic for the Italian car brand — one of nine automakers to air ads during the game, according to Cars.com — skyrocketed, say analyses released Monday. There was a 1,179-percent spike in visits to […] [Read More]

Much of the CEO panel discussion during the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association revolved around underwriting, originations, compliance and other matters associated with a finalized retail installment contract needed for delivery at the dealership. However, moderator Charlie Vogelheim, who is the host at Motor Trend Audio and a partner at TPC […] [Read More]

When marketing a product, understand your audience. Blend in some social media. Sounds simple enough, right? But when you’re dropping $5 million on a 30-second Super Bowl ad — which Experian points out is the going rate this year — that simple strategy becomes a tad more important. “Because this is one of the most sought-after advertising […] [Read More]

Pearl Technology Holdings announced Wednesday that it integrated its ShowroomXpress platform with RouteOne to offer consumers a streamlined online and in-store retail experience. ShowroomXpress now gives dealers the tools to contract customers on mobile devices and websites through RouteOne’s online credit application and eContracting platform. The newly integrated technologies allow consumers to complete a purchase online, […] [Read More]

Fifty percent of millennials plan to own each of their vehicles for less than five years, according to Autolist.com, and rather than investing in rental cars, millennials are buying cars — and they’re buying more used than new, says Crowdtap. The two recent studies examined millennial vehicle purchasing and driving trends. Cost and environmental efficiency […] [Read More]

Car sales in December closed exceptionally strong because there was likely a pull forward effect, especially given a number of attractive incentives offered across the industry. January may be suffering a bit of a hangover after the impressive deals seen at the end of last year, according to, Alec Gutierrez, senior analyst for Kelley Blue […] [Read More]

The team at online vehicle sales platform Shift sifted through reports about how various models stack up using 10 different characteristics such as depreciation, fuel efficiency, safety and spaciousness to determine what site officials said are the top 10 best used cars for 2017. “Even though there were many ways we could have sliced this, […] [Read More]