The Federal Reserve rattled off several negative economy assessments Tuesday but decided to keep the federal funds interest rate at its current level.   The Federal Open Market Committee chose to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 0.25 percent. Officials noted that they continue to anticipate that economic conditions, […] [Read More]

Move over, fellas. When it comes to the under-30 crowd, the luxury market is seeing a greater number of female drivers than males, according to LeaseTrader.com.   In fact, more than half (about 51.2 percent) of females younger than 30 who use the site have a luxury ride. Five years ago, just 42.6 percent could […] [Read More]

The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s theft study discovered the 10 most stolen vehicles throughout the nation.   The Hot Wheels 2010 study identified the following vehicles as the most often stolen:   1. 1994 Honda Accord   2. 1995 Honda Civic   3. 1991 Toyota Camry   4. 1997 Ford F-150 Pickup   5. 2004 […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana announced it has selected Learn.com to deliver and track employee training.   The company points to this new platform as one of its latest investments designed to enhance customer service.   [Read More]

 R. L. Polk & Co. revealed Monday who will become its new president effective Oct. 4.   Taking on the position is Tim Rogers, who will lead Polk’s overall business objectives, policies and strategic direction.   Rogers comes over to Polk after a 29-year tenure with Maritz, a leading marketing services company. During that time, […] [Read More]

Trade shows are a great way to promote your business, meet people in your industry and learn about other businesses. To get the most out of your experience, you must be strategic before, during and after the event. Here are some tips on how to make your trade show experience successful.   1. Make Your […] [Read More]

Roquemore & Roquemore aimed to enhance SkipTrak, its repossession and remarketing management system, by recently reaching strategic alliances with three repossession industry entities.   Now included in Roquemore’s new alliance are the American Recovery Association, Recovery Management and OPENLANE. Roquemore shared reasons why each organization can boost the relations between recovery agents and lenders.   [Read More]

AutoTrader.com revealed to Auto Remarketing Friday afternoon that it is acquiring vAuto. vAuto founder Dale Pollak believes this is the right move for his company. Though AutoTrader.com did not share any terms of the acquisition, it did note that vAuto will be a subsidiary and will retain its management team, current headquarters in Oak Brook, […] [Read More]

Consumers seem to be noticing the availability of used hybrid SUVs and hybrid crossovers and apparently have found them to be attractive options, as these two segments were among the biggest gainers during August in terms of used-car shopping activity growth on Kbb.com, according to Kelley Blue Book’s inaugural Hot Used-Car Report. In fact, hybrid SUVs […] [Read More]

Autobytel said late last week that it has purchased Cyber Ventures and Autotropolis, which are two co-owned companies out of Tampa., Fla., that produce and sell auto shoppers’ purchase requests by utilizing proprietary content and search-marketing capabilities. Autobytel’s leadership expects the acquisition could provide as much as a 150-percent lift in internally generated purchase requests […] [Read More]