Many people enjoy the convenience of having a car at their disposal. But the traditional ownership model may not be doing it for many consumers, who, in a recent study by IBM, are showing interest in other forms of ownership and car-usage methods. In its study, titled A new relationship – people and cars, the […] [Read More]

Not every dealership group can count the Utah Jazz as a sister company. But like Karl Malone taking flight off a John Stockton bounce pass, the Larry H. Miller Dealerships organization is assisted by the cross-marketing opportunities of being under the same corporate umbrella as an NBA franchise. LHM Dealerships is, of course, part of […] [Read More]

The California Air Resources Board, commonly known as CARB, rejected Volkswagen Group of America’s submitted recall plan for its 2.0-liter diesel vehicles on Tuesday, citing insufficient details in its plan as the reasoning behind its rejection. Here’s CARB’s exact verbiage: The proposed plans contain gaps and lack sufficient detail. The descriptions of proposed repairs lack […] [Read More]

Enterprise Holdings announced its newest five-year goals for its businesses on Monday, included in its fiscal year 2015 sustainability report. Within the report, titled The Business of Sustainability, the operators of well-known companies such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car built on their last five years of sustainability results and […] [Read More]

Vehicle sharing programs are gaining popularity these days, and now the Blue Oval is joining the pack. Through the new Ford Motor Credit Co. leasing pilot program, families and small groups of friends and neighbors can now share a Ford vehicle, the automaker announced Monday. Ford Credit Link — which is being piloted for Ford Credit […] [Read More]

At the close of the third quarter, our nation’s seven publicly traded dealer groups collectively averaged their 25th consecutive quarter of same-store used unit sales increases. Cox Automotive’s chief economist Tom Webb, speaking during the Manheim Index Quarterly Conference Call on Friday, says a 26th is probable, but will be a challenge to achieve. “Slide 14 shows […] [Read More]

Most dealerships love getting clean trade-ins that can be quickly reconditioned and put on the front line. However, they sure do not get as excited about that “beater” someone is trying to unload. I say it’s time to reconsider that mindset. Here’s why: Ever wonder why CarMax is the largest seller of pre-owned vehicles, selling […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com conducted a vehicle shopper survey in December, asking consumers about how interest rates might impact their decisions as well as the influence automaker advertisements had on their potential model choices. According to the survey results released on Wednesday, just 6.8 percent of people said they would not shop for a vehicle when interest rates […] [Read More]

Subaru and Ford are on top of two loyalty rankings released by Experian Automotive on Tuesday, while the ranking of individual model loyalty was dominated by luxury vehicles. According to Experian’s analysis of roughly 6.8 million household repurchases that put pen to paper between October 2014 and September 2015, Subaru and Ford ranked highest, first […] [Read More]

One of the most recent case studies shared by Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky focused on what finance companies can do when they have an underperforming collections manager. Along with delving into five considerations before replacing this individual, Jasensky set the stage for a scenario that might not be too unfamiliar […] [Read More]