According to Equifax's latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report, new credit for auto originations between January and May of this year soared to an eight-year high, producing an increase of more than 15 percent from same time a year ago. Equifax also indicated the total number of new loans during that span came in at […] [Read More]

Have a slew of “ups” arrived on your lot or messaged your BDC looking for a used Toyota Prius? If they haven’t already, trends spotted by Kelley Blue Book show there is plenty of interest in the hybrid. Among the top 10 models generating the most shopper activity growth at KBB.com last month, a total […] [Read More]

With the college football season cranking up in earnest this weekend, Cars.com released its annual list of top tailgating vehicles while Hyundai highlighted its advertising campaign revolving around pigskin on campus. Experts from the Cars.com evaluated a gamut of vehicles, big and small, to determine which have the most to offer the serious tailgater. “With […] [Read More]

The New York/New Jersey/Connecticut chapter of the National Vehicle Leasing Association is hosting a golf outing, dinner and charity raffle drawing in honor of the colleagues who have been instrumental with the association and the industry who are no longer alive. Organizers said members and non-members are invited to attend the event on Sept. 25 […] [Read More]

Edmunds.com is putting car buyers behind the wheel — literally. The company announced this week it is accepting applications to temporarily hire six current compact car shoppers and educate them on the purchasing process, in a program dubbed the Connect & Drive Experience.   The six shoppers will work from Edmunds.com headquarters in Santa Monica, […] [Read More]

Year-to-date auction volume through the first seven months of the year is up more than 5 percent from comparable weeks of 2012, according to the latest Economic Dashboard from the National Auto Auction Association, while the average price at auction is down 3 percent (for comparable weeks). The report — prepared by NAAA economist Ira […] [Read More]

With so many different makes and models within a single vehicle segment available nowadays, as well as how finance companies are buying contracts lower down the credit spectrum, Black Book Lender Solutions wanted to provide some updated depreciation guidance and recommendations. [Read More]

Aided by guidance from the Presidio Group, Rene Isip and John Eagle completed the sale of their dealership, Toyota of Lewisville in Lewisville, Texas, to RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive Holdings, a Little Rock, Ark.-based dealer group. Officials indicated that terms of the transaction were not disclosed “It was a rewarding experience to build Toyota of Lewisville into […] [Read More]

Paul Potratz wrapped up a discussion on Tuesday highlighting what he contends are the six key touch points to increasing service retention. The chief operating officer and founder of Potratz Partners Advertising gave franchised dealers the tools he said can help to keep service bays busy and cash registers ringing. In the most recent post […] [Read More]

With millions of viewers tuning in to AMC’s “Breaking Bad” each week — 4.77 million for the Aug. 18 episode, according to Nielsen — there’s a chance that a used-car shopper on your lot is a fan of the show and can easily spot the Pontiac Aztek that Walter White steers through the streets of […] [Read More]