DAA Seattle has appointed a new assistant general manager with human resources experience, the company announced Monday. Chosen for the position is Brian McConkey, who joined the auction in 2013. Prior to joining DAA Seattle, McConkey spent time at Nordstrom, where he worked in corporate human resources at the company’s downtown Seattle flagship store. Furthermore, […] [Read More]

World Class Automotive Group recently broke ground on a new Lincoln dealership that is part of a 25-acre, $140-million mixed-use redevelopment at the historic Braniff International Airways facility at Dallas Love Field. While renovations are predicted to be finished by summer 2019, the redevelopment of the historic site conducted in partnership with the Texas Historic Commission […] [Read More]

Last week, my daughter needed a yellow shirt for a school dance performance. Instead of heading to the store that evening, I turned to Amazon and had it ordered in less than five minutes flat. And when I picked up my coffee at Starbucks the next morning, I ordered it on their mobile app so […] [Read More]

Perhaps the tightening of underwriting is leading to stabilization of delinquencies on the cusp of repossession as well as a bit of an improvement among those contracts that are behind but could possibly be brought back current. The newest State of the Automotive Finance Market Report from Experian Automotive indicated the percentage of 30-day delinquencies […] [Read More]

Carfax now identifies vehicles that have Ceramic Pro finish protection products applied by certified installers via its myCarfax Service Shop program. The company said as part of the new partnership, the myCarfax Service Shop program now provides information on vehicles treated with Ceramic Pro on Carfax Vehicle History Reports and the myCarfax.com mobile application. The […] [Read More]

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to modify how it operates, more than a dozen state attorneys general are pushing the CFPB not to change its practices regarding consumer complaints. New York attorney general Barbara Underwood recently led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in urging the CFPB to retain its public database of […] [Read More]

OnApproach wants another characteristic of credit unions to be as synonymous to those financing providers as their reputation and servicing to members: collaborative analytics. And to help credit unions leverage the possibility of collaborate analytics, OnApproach recently established a pathway for institutions to access new tools that’s familiar to anyone with a smartphone: an app […] [Read More]

DealersLink is now offering website services to used-car dealerships interested in attractive simple, responsive websites that can generate more leads and convert more visitors. DealersLink announced Tuesday that dealers can choose from new webpage templates designed to provide fast load times across both desktop and mobile devices. Just earlier this year, DealersLink announced a new pricing tool that gives […] [Read More]

CarGurus announced Wednesday its second annual list of Top Rated Dealer Award winners in Canada. Recipients include Canadian car dealerships that received the highest average CarGurus’ verified consumer-submitted review ratings from car shoppers who've answered questions about their dealership experiences since last year. This year, not only did CarGurus Top Rated Dealer Award winners receive a […] [Read More]

For the fourth consecutive year, Donlen has been named one of Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR), the company announced Tuesday. In addition to Donlen, NABR also recognized automotive fleet leasing and management company Wheels this year. Donlen, Wheels and other winning companies will be […] [Read More]