SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive is offering a free online seminar next week that will delve into generational auto buying habits. The workshop — which begins at 2 p.m. (EST) on July 14 — will be led by Jeffrey Anderson, director of consulting and analytics for Experian Automotive. The Webinar aims to help attendees do the following: —Learn […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Grabbing the most attention among our readers this week on AutoRemarketing.com was a story about the latest development in legislation that has been a hot topic in the auto industry, as of late, especially for dealers. The No. 1 most-read story on our site dealt with the Consumer Protection Agency legislation and how […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Incentive levels were rather static during June and it looks like the beginning of July won't be very heavy on that front, either, according to Edmunds.com, which released its True Cost of Incentives report on Thursday. Specifically, the average incentive per vehicle sold in June reached $2,661. This marks a 6.9-percent dip from […] [Read More]

CINCINNATI — Swapalease.com executives believe continuing price climbs for used vehicles should bode well for transaction traffic at its site and leasing in general. They first mentioned CNW Research data that indicated used-vehicle transaction prices rose almost 7 percent when compared to the same period in 2009. The site then noted price declarations from Black Book […] [Read More]

DEARBORN, Mich. — Strong sales performances and execution of other company strategies evidently are doing plenty to help Ford's balance sheet. The automaker revealed on Wednesday that it's reducing its debt by more than $4 billion. Management explained much of this newest reduction stems from retiring debt owed to the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust ahead […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The InsideLine.com website from Edmunds.com released its 2010 Readers' Most Wanted Awards on Tuesday, and taking top honors in more than half the segments were Ford vehicles. "Our readers seem to be very impressed with the products Ford has out, winning eight of the 15 awards," said Dan Pund, senior editor of Edmunds' […] [Read More]

ELIZABETH, N.J. — A simple Google search can result in hundreds of stories of repossessions gone wrong — from repossessors impersonating police to repossessors getting shot and killed. On Dec. 9, 2009, a badge-wearing repo man was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer after dragging and injuring a woman whose vehicle he was attempting to […] [Read More]

RALEIGH, N.C. — Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems has scheduled a free Webinar to share the strategies and technological platforms the company believes has streamlined the recovery process. Co-founder and senior vice president Terry Groves plans to discuss how CARS can provide a suite of services and technology to enable lending organizations to achieve the highest repossession […] [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — In offering a potential explanation for why a quartet of Chrysler Group vehicles made the top five list for shopping activity growth on Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com, site editors invoked a bit of Beatles-related humor in this week's Hot Car Report. "When (John) Lennon and (Paul) McCartney wrote the lyric 'Money can't buy me love,' they proved […] [Read More]

DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA is quickly ramping up its market penetration in the U.S., especially in used-vehicle auto loans. In addition to originations, the company has been quietly buying up auto loan portfolios and making servicing deals and origination deals with such companies as Chrysler, Triad Financial, CarMax, HSBC and in the most recent multibillion-dollar […] [Read More]