By now, the elaborate exhibit hall booths have been deconstructed, and many NADA Show 2020 attendees have taken cars and airplanes back to their dealerships and offices after traveling for the annual gathering of the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA 2020 chairman Rhett Ricart offered a simple message with the intention of it lasting much […] [Read More]

Through a new integration between transportation provider ShipYourCarNow and online used-car auction E-DealerDirect, shipping services are now embedded within the E-DealerDirect site. E-DealerDirect says it has a strong presence in the Southwest, with a focus on front-line units from various sellers. The company provides an auction marketplace that it says helps buyers and sellers control the […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind, a provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation products for dealerships and manufacturers, said on Thursday that all major OEMs now have access to its Market EyeQ sales platform. In addition to servicing all major OEMs, representing 30 brands, the company said it is expanding its service-to-sales offering with CDK integration. automotiveMastermind’s ability to […] [Read More]

Customers using the AutoNation Connected Car Program have access to safety services such as crash alert and vehicle health notifications in vehicles without built-in connectivity when choosing AutoNation to purchase their vehicles. The AutoNation Connected Car Program is powered by Automatic Labs’ in-vehicle adapter and app, and the program initially launched last April at five AutoNation […] [Read More]

As part of our annual Best CPO Dealers in the USA issue – which includes a brand-by-brand ranking of the top dealers for certified pre-owned sales in 2019 — Auto Remarketing connected with several of these top-selling dealers and asked them about the strategies that made them so successful in the CPO market. Here is what […] [Read More]

Craig Peters became Byrider chief executive officer in June 2017. Two years later, the company put in motion a series of changes and improvements. “We rebranded the business, and we really wanted to make sure that we were in a position to really live up to the brand,” Peters said during a phone interview with […] [Read More]

While the composite reading might be in the midst of rising for three consecutive months, the auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices posted a decrease to begin 2020. On Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through January, and analysts found the auto-finance default rate dropped 3 basis points on […] [Read More]

Among the many festivities this past weekend during the 103rd National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas was awarding of one of the highest honors a franchised store operator can receive. Susan Moffitt of Porsche in Shreveport, La., was named the 2020 TIME Dealer of the Year by TIME and Ally Financial. Moffitt was […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com reported that the rate of vehicle lease transfer approvals softened a bit during the opening month of the year compared to the closing month of 2019. But compared to the start of the past two years, the January reading represented a notable improvement. Site officials determined vehicle lease credit applicants registered an approval rate […] [Read More]

One of the consignors that uses Motley’s Richmond Auto Auction rewarded the operation for its wholesale performance with a high honor. C&F Finance Co. named Motley’s Richmond Auto Auction as its 2019 Auction of the Year Award recipient, highlighting the operation posted the highest combination of retention and volume among the 26 auctions in 20 […] [Read More]