If you’re looking for compact crossover SUVs for your inventory, chances are you’re dipping deeper into your floor-plan account to get them. This week’s Black Book Market Insights report indicated compact crossover SUVs are showing “significant” price strength against the rest of the market. In fact, editors put the increase at 1.1 percent looking at […] [Read More]

Cars.com has brought back Andy Jacobson, who will be its new senior vice president of national sales.  Jacobson most recently served as vice president of client development at digital media company Conversant, but held several sales and marketing posts at Cars.com from 2004 to 2012.  In his new role, Jacobson will head the team supporting Cars.com’s […] [Read More]

TradeRev found a way to help dealerships that are still trying to get their businesses back in order after Hurricane Harvey. On Tuesday, TradeRev launched a special offer to help Houston-area dealers replenish inventory lost during the Category 4 storm. For a limited time, Houston-area dealers will receive free transportation through CarsArrive Network on any […] [Read More]

AutoGravity has expanded its dealer network development program with the appointment of Chuck Schofield as new vice president of dealer sales, the company announced Tuesday. Schofield most recently served as western region senior manager for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services where he managed the U.S. finance products and services sales unit and cultivated relationships with Mercedes-Benz and […] [Read More]

PaymentVision and QuotePro Kiosk recently finalized a partnership and planned integration that will expand payment processing options for QuotePro Kiosk’s buy-here, pay-here dealership clients and provide kiosk services to PaymentVision clients. The companies indicated the integration should be completed later this year, offering finance companies and operators a number of new features, including: —24/7 convenience: Finance […] [Read More]

GWC Warranty acknowledged it can be a challenge for dealership staff to include a vehicle service contract in the auto financing package, especially if customers are already stretching their budgets to meet the monthly payment requirements. So when a VSC is purchased, GWC recommended that store personnel review five little-known but vital terms of a […] [Read More]

Sam’s Club and TrueCar have joined Ford Motor Company to offer exclusive discounts on Ford vehicles via a new Ford Savings Event for members. Through the Sam’s Club Auto Buying Program, qualifying members can receive an exclusive $500 Bonus Cash incentive on qualifying 2017 and 2018 Ford models up to January 2. A complete list […] [Read More]

LeasePlan USA recently named Anthony Fina the new vice president of business development in the Northeast region to replace Gerry Tellier, who was promoted to senior vice president of business development – east. “Gerry has been successful in his territory over the years, rising to the top as a true leader,” said Ricardo Fonzaghi, chief commercial […] [Read More]

The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company and the NASCAR Foundation will host the charity sale of a 2016 Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Edition on Thursday to raise funds for the UNLV School of Medicine Dept. of Emergency Medicine Residency Program Fund. The fund helps provide physicians training as emergency medicine specialists at UMC, Nevada’s only Level 1 […] [Read More]

Coinciding with its 20th anniversary, Autotrader on Monday compiled a list of the 10 most-searched vehicles on its website since it was established in 1997. Moving past the days of fliers and circulars to reaching shoppers now, attached to their smartphones, Autotrader has hosted more than 2 billion car shoppers during the past 20 years […] [Read More]