Dilawri Group of Companies announced the opening of its fifth Volkswagen franchise and 68th dealership in Canada. The automotive group’s latest dealership addition, Country Hills Volkswagen in Calgary, was designed in accordance with the latest VW global "White Frame" image program, according to Dilawri. In addition to two delivery bays, 15 mechanical service bays and […] [Read More]

Primeritus Financial Services is looking to be the forwarding company of choice for finance companies that have more than just cars and trucks in their portfolio. Primeritus recently announced the acquisition of Capital Recovery Group (CRG).  Based in Tucson, Ariz., CRG is a recovery solution company dedicated solely to the powersports community.  CRG, founded by […] [Read More]

AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, recently made two more moves to bolster its position as a platform for bulk portfolio transactions. Along with announcing that Chris Barry has become a part of the management team as senior vice president of sales, AGORA also revealed that Tom Hudson has […] [Read More]

Acxiom has agreed to a $2.3 billion cash deal to sell its Acxiom Marketing Solutions business unit to Interpublic Group, also known as IPG. Officials anticipate the deal will close by the end of the year. Once it does, Acxiom plans to transfer the Acxiom brand name and associated trademarks to IPG, an organization of […] [Read More]

Following a few moves on its board of directors this spring and into early summer, AutoCanada announced on Tuesday the appointment of Michael Rawluk as group president, as well as the resignation of senior vice president and chief operations officer Mark Warsaba.  AutoCanada said that it thanks Warsaba for his years of service.  Rawluk joins the group, […] [Read More]

Greg Cole can’t give his customers credit, but he can find a lender that will. And he can do it more quickly and efficiently when customers go to one of his dealerships’ websites and complete a credit application prior to visiting the dealership to buy a vehicle. That gives the finance and insurance staffs at […] [Read More]

New research from AAA could make the late-model vehicles in your inventory equipped with Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto even more appealing to your dealership’s potential buyers, especially the purchasers who rate safety as one of the main criteria during the shopping process. According to a research project orchestrated by the AAA Foundation for […] [Read More]

Todd Briggs of Greater Erie Auto Auction took on his first role within the automotive industry driving cars for an auction house at the age of 20 in December of 1970, following a layoff from construction work for the winter. Some five decades later and after a long career, Briggs is taking time to travel. Briggs, a […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos pointed out two specific reasons why May wholesale prices registered only a “modest” move lower year-over-year. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale used vehicle prices by vehicle model class, wholesale used-vehicle prices in May averaged $11,114. That figure was flat compared to April and down […] [Read More]

Now there is a way auctions, dealers and fleet managers can have detail-level cleaning of a vehicle’s technology system just like the floor mats and upholstery. Privacy4Cars, a mobile process designed to help erase personally identifiable information (PII) from modern vehicles, recently announced that its namesake app, Privacy4Cars, is available as a free download on […] [Read More]