Along with the heat, July has brought with it plenty of attractive CPO vehicle incentive offerings that summer car shoppers can take advantage of through the end of the month. Autotrader has released its latest list of top CPO deals that used-car buyers can check out in July. This month’s list includes Nissan's CPO program, which has […] [Read More]

Over the years, repossession and skip-tracing services have come to be viewed somewhat as commodities by many in the lending community. As such, outside of compliance, the primary focus around the management of these services has been cost. After all, since these services are available through multiple providers, why pay more than what the low-cost provider […] [Read More]

In talking with dealers, Autotrader general manager Jessica Stafford sometimes gets this question: does digital retailing put dealers in danger of losing control of the car-buying process? “And the answer is, no. It’s actually not this battle for control any more. It’s just enablement and access to information,” Stafford said in a phone interview last […] [Read More]

Dealers Auto Auction Group has a long history of giving back to the community as DAAG supports many local charities throughout the course of the year. Collectively, the group’s recent efforts have led to more than $122,000 being awarded to a wide array of organizations. DAA of Huntsville just celebrated its 14th anniversary sale with […] [Read More]

Dent Wizard International has gained two auto service brands from Image Auto, a New York-based auto reconditioning and wheel repair services provider it recently acquired. Dent Wizard announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Image Auto’s mobile reconditioning services brand, as well as its full-service mobile wheel refinishing and custom coatings shop, Rim Doctor. “I’m super excited […] [Read More]

Wheel’s Automotive Dealer Supplies and Monroneylabels.com have teamed up to enhance, the mandated sheet of paper attached to cars for sale known as the Monroney Label. Wheel’s said that its new Monroneylabels.com partnership to enhance label creation and on-vehicle promotion will be the largest upgrade and merchandising improvement the information label has seen in decades, the company […] [Read More]

Perhaps not as difficult as finding that needle in the proverbial haystack, Black Book’s latest anecdotes from the lanes again described how dealers are having difficulties finding clean vehicles at the auction without completely depleting their floorplan funds. Before getting into bidding activities, this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights showed how prices aren’t […] [Read More]

With activity ramping up for trucks and SUVs, Wantalease.com noticed a different compact sedan supplanted the Ford Focus as having the lowest monthly lease price of any new vehicle. According to July metrics shared by the site this week, now available for a monthly lease commitment of just $129 is the Nissan Sentra. That’s $21 […] [Read More]

New leadership came aboard this week at AutoGravity. The digital vehicle-shopping and financing platform announced the appointment of Alex Mallmann as president and chief executive officer, and Jason Bonifay as chief technology officer. The announcement comes as the company hit a new milestone — reaching more than 2 million users in less than two years […] [Read More]

For the first time since last fall, the auto default rate remained flat on a sequential basis. According to data through June released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, last month’s reading came in at 0.93 percent; the same as what analysts pinpointed for May. Analysts also noticed the rate stayed put […] [Read More]