Cherokee Media Group has launched Part I of a whitepaper series on "A New Age of Digital Buying & Selling" to share trends and best practices for a used-car industry that’s increasingly digital — and even more so in recent weeks. Part I focuses on the wholesale used-car business and includes insights from such key […] [Read More]

A new Business Continuity Resource Hub from Cox Automotive’s Dealer Software Solutions brands, Dealer.com, Dealertrack DMS, VinSolutions and Xtime, is geared toward dealers looking to resolve current challenges and reimagine their business for the future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cox Automotive experts deliver the continuously updated series of no-cost webinars, which focus […] [Read More]

Workplace culture. It can feel somewhat like a nebulous term, one that may not have always played such a key role in a company strategy just a few years ago.  But now, with industries across most all sectors looking to foster a more inclusive, diverse, safe workplace, positive company culture is top of mind and […] [Read More]

As part of its commitment to support Canadian dealers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian digital automotive solutions provider TRADER Corp. launched the Remote Selling Suite. The company says that with the Remote Selling Suite, dealers can carry out everyday sales operations online via the autoTRADER.ca marketplace. And dealers can do that while also complying with […] [Read More]

Much like the U.S. set, the Canadian certified pre-owned vehicle market appeared to have struggled in March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a rundown of how a few automakers fared, based on results shared with Auto Remarketing Canada: Toyota had 2,075 certified sales in March, down from 3,259 a year ago. Through the first quarter, […] [Read More]

The likelihood some contract holders currently in your auto-finance portfolio will seek some kind of payment modification grew again with the latest initial claims for unemployment benefits reported by federal officials on Thursday morning. For the second week in a row, those initial claims surpassed 6.6 million as the Department of Labor reported that for […] [Read More]

Amid the crisis, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reinforced its stable of partners this week. According to an announcement from NIADA, PrimaLend Capital Partners, a Dallas-based commercial lender, has teamed with the association as a new Bronze-level National Corporate Partner. PrimaLend provides revolving lines of credit and inventory floorplans to independent auto dealers nationwide. […] [Read More]

For car dealers looking to reach consumers during COVID-19, social media advertising may be the best way to get their message across. In fact, PureCars advised in a report released Friday that “at an aggressive budget shift from search to social is an area of opportunity for most dealers,” as consumers are spending more time […] [Read More]

Kelley Blue Book says Subaru “continues to grow from strength to strength.” The automaker over the past couple of years added a new model, the three-row Ascent SUV, and has established a reputation for brand-specific features like all-wheel drive and safety features such as EyeSight drivers’ assists. Because of all of that, Subaru won the […] [Read More]

Helping auto dealers overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, CarOffer has introduced a new feature to bring automation and efficiency to marketing and selling vehicles. That brings increased productivity to stores that might be closed or to dealerships working with limited staff. CarOffer, a wholesale vehicle trade platform, said it is offering the new […] [Read More]