With Keven Chartier taking on the role of director of financial services, the new director of remarketing for Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. will be Kevin Cullum.  Cullum is currently the director of credit services. Chartier’s move from remarketing to financial services and Cullum’s move into remarketing were just some of the changes revealed late last […] [Read More]

As used-car prices and wholesale values continue to rise, dealers may find it even harder to sell a consumer on a used unit that shoppers might be able to find new for a similar price. And with gas prices on the rise and technology constantly moving forward, is it better to buy a new gas […] [Read More]

In a report released late last week that spotted strengthening retail new-vehicle sales trends, Dataium’s January Automotive Shopper Intensity Index pointed to a slightly positive increase in February. After adjusting for the number of selling days, Dataium saw a 5-percent year-over-year increase and a 3-percent rise for total retail sales. Analysts, who believe their index […] [Read More]

Yahoo Autos recently asked its readers to answer this question: What is the most desired used vehicle that’s nearly impossible to find? What the editors learned is their readers have quite varying tastes in style. “Some cars are like certain pop songs: they become hugely popular before fading away,” Yahoo Autos editors surmised. “While there’s […] [Read More]

Chrysler is extending a helping hand to a Detroit revitalization project this Saturday in the form of volunteers and supply donations. The automaker said 150 of its employees will join University of Michigan and Detroit residents at the 13th annual Detroit Partnership Day, where more than 1,700 total volunteers will work together in helping to […] [Read More]

The used-vehicle market is expected to climb more than 5 percent this month and eclipse 2.6 million sales, according to CNW Market Research, which has also found that used transaction prices for franchised dealers are the strongest they’ve been in a year. Overall, CNW is projecting 2.64 million used sales this month, a 5.6-percent rise […] [Read More]

This month is on track to mark the best March seen for new-car sales in five years.  And as gas prices continue to rise and consumers continue to cash in tax-returns, the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles might be bringing shoppers out to the lots this spring. Predicting the demand for new cars to continue to […] [Read More]

Cars.com is reportedly shopping around to possibly bring in a new creative agency and has circulated a request-for-proposal document among different companies, according to a report from AdvertisingAge. Its current partner for the last 11 years — DDB, Chicago — is in the mix, however, as it was asked to submit a proposal, the report […] [Read More]

It may not yet have a Canadian stronghold, but Mark Dubois envisions the potential for the buy-here, pay-here financing business in Canada. And he’s reaching out to the country’s dealers at a grassroots level during this year’s Auto Remarketing Canada conference presented by CarProof, where he will teach them more about the BHPH market’s unique […] [Read More]

Geared to provide added assurance and enhance the lease experience for their customers, Toyota Financial Services and Lexus Financial Services this week rolled out the Excess Wear & Use Protection Plan, the newest product to join the TFS/LFS portfolio.  Brand officials acknowledged consumers often have questions about their financial responsibility for items such as dings, […] [Read More]