October was a month of growth for Dealertrack Canada. How so? There was nearly a 25-percent year-over-year spike in the volume of Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles in its online credit application network, the company said. In addition to that 24.8-percent jump from October 2016, the volume was up 5.8 percent month-over-month. “With recent wins […] [Read More]

Traffic Control, a solution for dealers retailing 50 to 150 vehicles a month, this week announced new features for improving multiple F&I-related steps to enhance deal cash flow, employee efficiency and customer satisfaction. Traffic Control CRM now features e-document technology integrated with RouteOne to pull finance company stipulations so F&I can prepare and submit to […] [Read More]

Beyond its originations and collections activities, Wall Street observers questioned Credit Acceptance Corp. leadership about two specific operational areas when executives discussed their third-quarter results. Investment analysts wanted to know about Credit Acceptance’s strategy for adding to its sales force to enhance its active dealer network, which stood at 7,737 dealerships at the close of […] [Read More]

Fleet Complete has launched a fully integrated stand-alone Driver Vehicle Inspection Reporting (DVIR) app that provides fleet operators with a new safety tool called Inspect by Fleet Complete. The new app is an independent product for DVIR created by popular demand, according to Fleet Complete. In regards to vehicle safety and health, Inspect by Fleet […] [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada announced Tuesday that it has once again made the list of Best Workplaces in the Financial Services & Insurance Industry in Canada, which is put together by the Great Place to Work Institute .  Similar automotive lenders like Volkswagen Finance and Volvo Financial Services are on the list, as well.  The full list can be […] [Read More]

Xtime announced Wednesday it has integrated its Xtime Engage product with Vantiv Integrated Paymen. This will provide dealerships with a payment process that allows customers to easily submit payments online or via tablets. In addition to giving Xtime users access to menus, pricing and service history, dealers can now accept a wide range of payment […] [Read More]

Millennials — those individuals born between 1980 and 1994 — currently represent 25 percent of the total buying power in the U.S., according to a recent study by TransUnion. They also control a large chunk of liquid assets, an amount that is forecast to grow to $7 trillion by 2020. By 2025, they are expected to […] [Read More]

With apologies to Elon Musk, Google’s self-driving car initiative and even the rumored Apple car, Silicon Valley isn’t going to outperform Ford, GM, or Toyota on the assembly line. Mass producing cars just isn’t a core competency of Silicon Valley. What Silicon Valley excels at is disrupting analog distribution models and replacing them with streamlined digital […] [Read More]

Make it six months in a row that the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index has set a new record high. Cox Automotive reported this week that wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 1.02 percent month-over-month in October. This rise pushed the index reading to 136.3, which was a record high for […] [Read More]

Donlen has added new telematics functionality to its DonlenDrive mobile app mobile app that provides fleet drivers with access to important vehicle documents and notifications. DonlenDrive is now integrated with DriverPoint Telematics, which gives fleet drivers access to daily driving and vehicle health data received from telematics devices. Prior to the added functionality delivered via […] [Read More]