Cars.com revealed Wednesday it has chosen an exclusive provider of vehicle shipping services. The online transportation marketplace tapped for the role is uShip.com. Now, when shoppers visit Cars.com, they can receive an instant shipping quote from the site’s partner. Moreover, officials noted, site visitors will have access to “customer-reviewed auto transport companies that competitively bid […] [Read More]

As NADA Used Car Guide reports that used-car prices are expected to slide in June for the first time this year, dealers may potentially be seeing an influx of trade-ins in the coming months. In a Tuesday report, Forbes’ Jim Gorzelany cautioned buyers it may be time to “update your holdings,” or trade-in a vehicle […] [Read More]

CarMax recently announced that its community enrichment program, The CarMax Foundation, has awarded $300,000 in grants to Richmond, Va.-area nonprofit organizations. As CarMax lends a hand to help causes around its hometown, the nonprofits benefiting from these grants range from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond to the Special Olympics Virginia. The grants […] [Read More]

Dealers United has announced a company milestone in its vendor vetting services, which are designed to help leverage the buying power of individual dealerships. Surpassing the company’s own projections, Dealers United members now represent 4,000 dealer rooftops, the company reports, four months after its official launch at the NADA 2012 convention in February. Dealers United […] [Read More]

In some perhaps surprising news for the industry, after prices for used cars saw double-digit gains from January through May, NADA Used Car Guide reported today that rates are expected to hit the brakes come June. With prices on many popular used compact and midsize cars predicted to drop up to 5 percent month-over-month, NADA […] [Read More]

More than 1,200 Ford and Lincoln dealerships across the U.S. will expand satellite radio subscriptions to include buyers of equipped pre-owned vehicles. SiriusXM Radio announced today that these dealers can now provide their customers a three-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase any pre-owned vehicle with a factory-installed satellite radio. “Ford and Lincoln dealers are dedicated […] [Read More]

How will May’s used-vehicle sales shake out once the month wraps up later this week? It depends on whom you ask. Among three industry observers providing May used-vehicle sales projections, two predict a used market in a neighborhood above 4 million sales, while one forecasts a market closer to the 3 million range. [Read More]

Time for an "anti-tax movement" in used vehicles? I would say the answer is “yes” after recent reviews of used-vehicle department performance at several dealerships. The “tax” in question is the pack these dealerships put on their used vehicles. In some cases, this add-on cost for every used car runs nearly $900. [Read More]

The Ram Truck brand and The Chrysler Foundation revealed last week it has provided a grant to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund  — a provider of college financial aid for Latino students. The $50,000 grant to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund/Chrysler Scholarship Program is designed to “support outstanding Latino undergraduate or graduate students interested in a career […] [Read More]

More than 75,000 vehicle owners across all major manufacturers have had their say, and two brands and one individual model stand atop the list of customer satisfaction.. Autobytel Inc. and AutoPacific on Thursday announced the winners of the 16th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, with vehicle owners surveyed based on their satisfaction of the current vehicle […] [Read More]