As the industry picks up and many are forecasting sales to climb this year, Foresight Research revealed the results from its first 2012 Automotive Marketing Communications Study. And it seems car shoppers are looking for different “messages” from dealers and OEMs this time around. The time when touting a few incentives and coming out with […] [Read More]

Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems launched a new open-source, freeware version of its IBEAM Web portal to the agent and lender community. The company highlighted this new version of IBEAM — available after April 15 — will be specific to repossession and invoice management, providing all the capabilities of asset tracking, real-time monitoring of updates, online […] [Read More]

To meet popular demand from its members, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is forming a 20 Group Program, the association announced last week. Like many of its peer programs, the NIADA 20 Group Program will aim to bring together dealers (in this case, independent stores) for idea and best-practice sharing, as well as data […] [Read More]

Given his first pair of shoes as a 9-year-old in Nigeria and taught how to play basketball by missionaries, Manny Ohonme turned a dream into reality, following his inspiration all the way to a college basketball career in the U.S. Paying it forward, Ohonme founded a global humanitarian organization giving underprivileged children shoes and a […] [Read More]

While highlighting a “domestic comeback,” Strategic Vision declared a German brand topped all badges in its annual Total Value Index. On Thursday, Strategic Vision handed the No. 1 ranking in total value to Volkswagen of America as Hyundai Motor America came in second and Ford Motor Corp. finished third. Strategic Vision noted that its Total […] [Read More]

With demand for petroleum growing because of the number of vehicles in use worldwide, Nissan president and chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn is ready to lead a charge for change. In a special editorial published by Forbes, Ghosn shares his reason in a piece titled,“Three Ways Carmakers Can Save the World.” “United Nations Secretary-General Ban […] [Read More]

Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday it has successfully completed an amendment and extension of its revolving credit facility.  As a result of the transaction, executives explained Ford’s revolving lenders have agreed to extend the maturity of commitments totaling $9 billion to Nov. 30, 2015 from Nov. 30, 2013. Prior to the amendment, the OEM indicated […] [Read More]

The Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association recently brought TD Auto Finance in as a Select Supplier for the dealer group, signing TDAF to a three-year agreement. Under the deal, TDAF will help NSADA offer value-added programs and services to its dealers, while also funding training/education programs that will be offered to dealers and members of […] [Read More]

Though down more than 3 percentage points from an “exceptionally high” year-ago period, lease penetration rates remained steady in the near-20-percent range during February, thanks to relative stability in lease return volume and consistent incentives, according to J.D. Power and Associates. And while the fallout from the 2008 leasing drought influenced the market in February, […] [Read More]

Vincentric released its eighth annual Best Value in America awards Wednesday and highlighting the list of winners was Toyota, whose brands combined to take home 13 awards. The Toyota division was named the best value for passenger car brands, and the automaker’s three divisions were represented in 12 of the 39 individual vehicle awards. Four […] [Read More]