Coming off of record-breaking warmth in July, summertime heat is still impacting significant parts of the country, potentially creating sweltering conditions at your dealership. KPA, a leading provider of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), HR Management and F&I compliance software and services, recently shared steps that any company can take to ensure their workforce is safe and […] [Read More]

The deadline to participate in Auto Remarketing's “Auction Life” photo spread is near.  For NAAA-member auto auctions who would like to participate, please submit photos in a zipped file with the auction(s) name included to the below Dropbox link no later than 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Dropbox for NAAA Auction Life Photos They will need to be in high-resolution, […] [Read More]

EFG Companies now has a vehicle service contract designed to meet the unique needs of electric vehicle owners and aid dealerships in two crucial areas of their operations. EFG recently launched what the company called the new Motorist Assistance Plan (MAP) Electric Vehicle Protection. It’s a package aimed to help dealers diversify their revenue streams […] [Read More]

A firm that previously was a service provider for REPAY now is a part of the company. Repay Holdings Corp., a provider of vertically integrated payment solutions, recently announced the acquisition of TriSource Solutions for up to $65 million, which includes a performance-based earn out. REPAY said in a news release that the acquisition was financed […] [Read More]

As much as dealers and finance companies are taking advantage of technology, the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study showed how critical of a role people still play in how stores fund their inventory needs and facilitate credit for their customers to take delivery. With dealers confronting a rapidly changing consumer landscape in which […] [Read More]

The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) isn’t pleased with Volvo’s subscription service, and the organization is getting state authorities involved. According to a news release, the organization representing nearly 1,200 franchised dealerships statewide successfully convinced California’s New Motor Vehicle Board (NMVB) last week to unanimously direct the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to conduct […] [Read More]

Software and communications company AutoAlert says it is extending its relationship with Ford, releasing enhancements to its Ford National Program. The enhancements include the addition of two new tools that it says work toward built-in employee and customer engagement. Those tools are known as GeoAlert and AutoAssistant. AutoAlert said the enhancements were based on feedback […] [Read More]

Following the retirement this month of former XLerate Group Auctions’ Greater Kalamazoo Auto Auction owner and general manager, Eric Wagner was named the new general manager of GKAA. Wagner brings more than 30 years of auto auction experience for independent and corporate-owned auctions to his new role as general manager. Wagner is originally from Toledo, […] [Read More]

More electric vehicles are available today than ever before, said Chase Disher, an analyst at Autolist. “But that hasn’t done much to change consumers’ perceptions of them,” Disher said in a news release. “The misconceptions that electrics faced at the beginning of this decade are still a major impediment to their success right now.” According […] [Read More]

Since the inception of the Barbecue for the Troops program in 2013, the area's new-car dealers with the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, or CATA, have raised nearly $900,000, with that money going toward support of USO of Illinois initiatives. The program has initiated more than 600 fundraisers over the course of seven years, and with […] [Read More]