During the development of Privacy4Cars, which is an app designed to help rid modern vehicles of personally identifiable information, Andrea Amico discovered the existence of a vehicle hack that can exploit infotainment systems through the Bluetooth protocol. The company said Amico, its founder, reported the hack known as CarsBlues to the Automotive Information Sharing and […] [Read More]

Consumers might have been elbowing each other for bargains this past week, but it appears dealers were not behaving similarly as auctions held their sales around Thanksgiving. As a result, Black Book’s newest Market Insights Report showed that prices for both cars and trucks didn’t soften as much last week as they had during the […] [Read More]

Dealerships using AutoManager now can check Carfax reports to learn when a vehicle that’s new to their shop last had its oil changed, brakes serviced or sparkplugs changed. According to an announcement distributed on Tuesday, AutoManager has enhanced its DeskManager dealer management system (DMS) so that shop technicians have integrated access to Carfax information. Dealerships […] [Read More]

The CarLotz chain of used-car consignment stores has made another expansion, this time setting up shop in Texas. On Tuesday, the company announced a new location in San Antonio, continuing a 2018 growth pattern that has also included new stores in Florida and Illinois. CarLotz launched in 2011 in Virginia, eventually adding other locations in […] [Read More]

Dealerships are leveraging NextGear Capital for more than just inventory they want running down the auction lanes. The Cox Automotive company recently highlighted that it has financed more than $1 billion through the first three quarters of the year for non-auction purchases via its funding feature, Rapid Pay. NextGear Capital insisted the adoption of this […] [Read More]

FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spent part of his Thanksgiving holiday dissecting the potential pitfalls that resulted in Santander Consumer USA reaching a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a GAP product. Two days before the country carved turkeys and passed around pie, the CFPB described a consent order detailing how the bureau […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has named a chief sales officer. Hired to the position is Sid Nair, who joins the company from DXC Technology, an IT services company. Nair will report to Cox Automotive president Sandy Schwartz and will head up the company’s U.S. sales operation and marketing functions, which includes nearly 2,500 employees. His direct reports […] [Read More]

The used-car market is now hitting “normal depreciation patterns” that should amplify in 2019, according to a recent analysis from Black Book. Used vehicles from model years 2013 through 2017 saw their average prices dip 1.9 percent in October, the biggest decrease since January, the company said.   There was a 2.4-percent decrease in car […] [Read More]

Earlier this month, AutoNation announced a partnership with used-car subscription provider Fair to potentially provide the dealer group’s customers “an alternative to traditional ownership” and drive used-car velocity. The partnership between AutoNation and Fair was set to roll out in California this month. In a news release on the deal, AutoNation chairman and chief executive […] [Read More]

Subaru and Land Rover are taking home the 2019 Residual Value Awards from ALG in the mainstream and premium brand categories, respectively. Subaru has now topped the mainstream category seven straight years, ALG said.  In addition to the brand categories, the RVAs recognized the 2019 model-year vehicles in 26 individual segments that are expected to […] [Read More]