The Appraisal Lane says problems such as fraud, crime and filing the appropriate sales and DMV paperwork result in an overwhelming and time-consuming private-party sales process. At the same time, the company sourced a Black Book survey titled, "Trade Appraisal: How to Narrow the Gap to Close More Deals," which showed that getting the right trade-in appraisal was "very important […] [Read More]

At its 71st annual convention last week in Indianapolis, the National Auto Auction Association bestowed a bevy of award honorees, including its auction of the year and two NAAA Hall of Fame inductions. Starting with the association’s Auto Auction of the Year for Excellence in Community Service, that honor went to DAA Northwest. In a […] [Read More]

The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium launched this past April, with a mission to inform and accelerate the development of industry standards for automated vehicles. The consortium convenes OEM and technology member organizations such as SAE International, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Uber ATG.  On Thursday, AVSC added to its consortium, announcing Daimler as its latest member. […] [Read More]

Walser Automotive Group says its Burnsville location is a top-volume dealer in the Twin Cities market. And this week, Walser finalized the shift of some of its used-vehicle resources into turning new models. On Tuesday, the group announced the opening of its second Subaru dealership in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro. Walser says the new dealership […] [Read More]

The automotive industry is experiencing a used-car renaissance with consumers heavily favoring used inventory over new for their vehicle purchases. While many factors are in place, this shift could primarily be attributed to used vehicle quality being better than ever, while new car prices continue to skyrocket. In fact, per Cox Automotive data, in August, […] [Read More]

One of the strong selling points dealerships have when retailing new and late-model vehicles is the advanced safety features these units might have. New research from AAA showed these advancements might not be performing quite to a level drivers and retailers might anticipate. AAA shared results from an extensive study that included four sedans that […] [Read More]

Ally Financial is going to remain in the auto racing business for at least three more years. Less than 12 months after it first raced into NASCAR, Ally Financial on Friday extended its full-season primary sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team for three more years through the 2023 season. […] [Read More]

How do you update the Toyota navigation system for free? How much does a Mini Cooper weigh? Those are among some of the most Googled questions by manufacturer, according to Click4reg.co.uk. Click4reg is a custom license plate supplier that analyzed data from search volume tracker Ahrefs.com in showing which questions Google users asked the most […] [Read More]

An “anniversary fun fact” for JM Lexus: The business originally opened with 50 associates. Now the company employs 346. Five associates have been employed for more than 25 years. That is one of several “fun facts” that JM Lexus produced in celebration of its 30-year anniversary in South Florida. It all started for the business […] [Read More]

Trust Science gained important branding privileges this week. The company obtained official, exclusive registration over the use of “Credit Bureau 2.0” as a trademark from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. According to a news release, Trust Science and its sister companies around the world now are licensed to use the mark. Trust Science said […] [Read More]