With a stronger than normal performance pushing September price readings, the analyst team at J.D. Power Valuation Services is projecting that October’s wholesale movements will be less than half of what was recorded during the same month a year ago. According to their latest issue of Guidelines, analysts expect that wholesale prices of vehicles up […] [Read More]

T3 Consulting Group announced Wednesday it has brought aboard former Dominion Dealer Solutions vice president George Nenni to join the company’s roster of  advisors. Nenni brings more than three decades of automotive technology expertise. In 1993, Nenni began his career with Dealer Specialties, where he oversaw overall automotive operations and remained with the company after […] [Read More]

Acura has introduced a revamped certified pre-owned vehicle website, AcuraCertified.com. The new completely redesigned site built to simplify the online CPO vehicle shopping process allows shoppers to compare vehicles and easily share their selections online, Acura announced Wednesday. "With the booming growth in Acura Certified Pre-Owned sales and tremendous increase in online and mobile vehicle shopping, we […] [Read More]

Search Optics announced Wednesday it has appointed Tabi Elbahou as senior vice president of global enterprise sales to oversee the company’s continued international expansion. For almost a decade, Elbahou most recently served as director of operations for AutoAnything.com, a subsidiary of AutoZone, where he led all aspects of online sales and directed customer service across the […] [Read More]

GM Financial is ready to have a Texas-sized celebration on Thursday. The captive — which also is one of the Silver Sponsors of Used Car Week —  will host the grand opening of its new service center in San Antonio; an event that will feature several notable city, county and state officials and community leaders […] [Read More]

Another nationwide organization is asking federal regulators for assistance since technology has revolutionized the way finance providers and customers can communicate. The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) recently filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), outlining how it can provide credit unions with regulatory relief from the […] [Read More]

Here’s a development aimed at helping to keep potentially flood-damaged and other compromised vehicles out of your company’s portfolio. This week, Launcher — a technology provider specializing in subprime automotive finance originations, has integrated access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports into its core product, the appTRAKER Loan Origination System. Now, subprime auto finance companies can […] [Read More]

When it comes to social influence among automotive brands in the U.S, Tesla Motors and Toyota are a step ahead of many of their respective luxury and mass market competitors. This is according to Engagement Labs' latest TotalSocial ranking that measures brand performance among automotive brands in both face-to-face and social media conversations. The recent analysis follows the […] [Read More]

The first thing you might have noticed at Manheim Atlanta earlier this year was a countdown and buttons worn by employees that notified sale attendees that “a change is coming.” That change they were specifically referring to was Manheim’s investment in a widespread technology update and redesign of some of its auction processes, a change […] [Read More]

INFINITI drivers in the U.S. can now control vehicle features such as unlocking, locking, remote-start and more using newly integrated Amazon Alexa Skills designed to interact with their vehicles, the company announced Tuesday. INFINITI said it has expanded already-available features within INFINITI InTouch Services and INFINITI Connection to integrate the new Amazon Alexa Skills now […] [Read More]