Through the end of March, qualified shoppers can get a certified pre-owned GMC Acadia or Terrain with 1.9-percent interest for up to 36 months. Autotrader describes that as one of many strong offers that automakers and dealers will be rolling out as they gear up for one of their prime selling stretches of the year. […] [Read More]

Coming on the heels of Automotive Intelligence Council member MBSi Corp. making a move involving the firm, Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC) announced it has joined forces with recently acquired Vendor Transparency Solutions (VTS) to unite compliance services and provide comprehensive vendor vetting, lot inspection and education services to the collateral recovery industry. For years […] [Read More]

The partnership momentum Auto Financial Group (AFG) generated during the fourth quarter now is helping one of the nation’s leading sources of residual-based financing and vehicle remarketing for financial institutions during the opening segment of 2019. AFG recently announced that Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed), the second largest federally chartered credit union in the United […] [Read More]

Alex Maritczak recently returned to North Carolina and joined Nick for a conversation about how auto finance companies and technology developers are collaborating on new solutions. The global auto finance leader at Ernst & Young who also led panel discussions during the Automotive Intelligence Summit described how firms are striving for new developments while also […] [Read More]

Consumers today don’t think twice about opening an app on their smart phone, clicking a few buttons and ordering everything from a ride-share to a flat-screen TV. The digital era is transforming every part of our economy, and its impact on the wholesale vehicle marketplace is taking hold like never before. Last year, digital buyers […] [Read More]

Long gone are the days when rows of racks with glossy vehicle brochures filled dealerships' showrooms. Shoppers often find information via mobile devices or what’s being offered by companies such as RelayCars. RelayCars, a company that provides the virtual reality automotive experience designed to put consumers in the driver’s seat of thousands of vehicles, recently […] [Read More]

A new version of a lead generation system improves dealer autonomy in operating the system, and it provides new collaboration with various lead sourcing tools. Reynolds and Reynolds vice president of product planning Jon Strawsburg said in a news release that the company's new version of XtreamService gives dealers the power to manage XtreamService campaigns […] [Read More]

A partnership between a phone call tracking company and a dealership customer relationship management system could help auto dealers who “understand how critical it is to connect with customers in a personalized, relevant way.” Car Wars and VinSolutions say their improved integration brings enhanced lead management capabilities to dealers that use VinSolutions Connect CRM and […] [Read More]

Of the top 10 car makes on the road in 2018, five were American, and five were foreign makes. Sixteen of the top 25 car models are sedans. Of the top car makes and models on U.S. roads in 2018, Chevrolet and Ford are the dominant automakers, combining for more than one-quarter of all cars […] [Read More]

During the annual Northwood University Dealer Education Awards breakfast in conjunction with NADA Show 2019 in San Francisco, the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) awarded the Jakob Murray Lange Memorial scholarship. AFIP executive vice president of operations Shannon Robertson gave the scholarship to Kyle VanBoemel, a Northwood University junior majoring in automotive marketing […] [Read More]