After announcing on April 24 that it would launch what it says is the U.S. car rental industry’s first subscription service, Enterprise Holdings came out with a related announcement on Wednesday: The company revealed the three states where the service will initially launch. Enterprise Holdings, which is the parent company to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car […] [Read More]

Especially for independent dealerships who have service drives catering to any vehicle that ends up in a bay, a new resource from the Auto Care Association could help find parts more efficiently. This week, the association announced a new data product designed to connect parts data for nearly 1.4 billion vehicles, making going global easier for […] [Read More]

Buy a car, sell an existing car, access a vehicle subscription. Finance, insurance and service a car. The ability to take care of all those tasks at one place is the promise of the latest used-car offering from Holman Automotive. The dealership group has launched Holman GO in Princeton, N.J., taking an “all-in-one approach” and giving […] [Read More]

May opened with a pair of economic updates that should be pleasing to dealerships and finance companies with interest rates remaining steady and unemployment declining. The developments came in light of the Federal Reserve chairman refuting thoughts that policymakers are succumbing to political pressure from the White House or other federal lawmakers to make certain […] [Read More]

This week, AUL Corp. launched a new suite of F&I products. President and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson described the offering as giving dealers “a one-stop shop for all of their F&I needs.” AUL’s collection of products now includes: • GAP coverage • Theft • Pre-paid maintenance • Key/fob replacement with roadside assistance • Scratch […] [Read More]

“Used cars” is a top search term in the automotive industry, but many know that the term is difficult to rank organically, says automotive website and digital marketing company Dealer eProcess. The company says that customers interested in pre-owned vehicles often do not type in a specific year, make or model as they do when searching […] [Read More]

Amid tight gross profits, dealers would be wise to pay close attention to trade-ins and their used-car operations to make up for lost ground. That’s according to a survey of more than 430 dealers late last year that MAXDigital conducted with Erickson Research.  “It’s tougher than ever to capture gross profits in today’s market, but […] [Read More]

Black Book says its move to integrate General Motors’ Build Data into the company’s VIN Decode and valuations data provides more “precision of valuations” of General Motors vehicles. By automatically accounting for optional equipment installed in the vehicle, users gain access to the precise value of a vehicle through the use of General Motors Build […] [Read More]

For years, independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships did business with customers who might work multiple jobs or use their income tax return as funds to put toward a down payment. New ways are arriving for those operators to still do business with those individuals even if one of their sources of income disappeared or their […] [Read More]

Perhaps the auto-finance applicant who arrives through a dealership website portal and eventually lands in your company’s underwriting department might have a more robust file, thanks to enhanced efforts from Experian. As part of its global commitment to financial inclusion and literacy, Experian this week launched Boost America, a marketing and social media campaign that […] [Read More]