Damage by the horrific hurricanes impacting the United States during the past two weeks is starting to influence what Black Book is noticing at the auction. This week’s Black Book Market Insights report showed a little strengthening in the wholesale space; most likely due to dealers looking to begin replacing damaged or destroyed vehicles caused […] [Read More]

Flick Fusion Video Marketing announced Tuesday that it has joined the CDK Global Partner Program to offer dealers SMARTFLICKS, its full-solution video marketing and hosting platform. Flick Fusion is now part of a marketplace made up of around 300 partner companies that offer more than 400 different applications for auto dealers. "Many dealers now realize […] [Read More]

When Georg Bauer and Scott Painter began meeting a year ago, they saw the consumer car-ownership experience in need of more digitalization and flexibility, plus an underserved market for used-car leasing. They also saw the chance to benefit dealers and consumers, alike, without undercutting either party.  “We have looked at the industry and have found […] [Read More]

The Carolinas Independent Auto Dealers Association (CIADA) recently awarded its Quality Dealer of the Year Award to M&M Auto Sales in Lumberton, N.C., during a ceremony following the association's annual Expo. Brothers Chris Moore and Jerry Padrick Jr., who took over M&M Auto Sales from their father about 25 years ago accepted the CIADA’s top award. The […] [Read More]

Dealertrack DMS announced Tuesday that it will host DMS Edge, its first annual user event series that features virtual training on key DMS topics from Sept.19 to 22, followed by a two-day in-person series beginning on Nov. 11 in Atlanta with keynotes from Dealertrack's leadership team. Speakers for both the virtual and in-person events include Dealertrack and Cox […] [Read More]

The analyst team at S&P Global Ratings asked a question that perhaps many other finance company leaders and auto finance observers have pondered. In fact, the question turned into the title of the firm’s latest report, “After Two Decades On The Road, What’s Driving Rating Stability In Subprime Auto Loan ABS?” S&P Global Ratings acknowledged […] [Read More]

The Appraisal Lane announced an expansion into the Upper Midwest on Tuesday that gives the company a presence from the entire Eastern Seaboard on into Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Appraisal Lane is built around a mobile app designed to connect car dealers to appraisers and buyers in a community so […] [Read More]

eAutoAppraise recently announced that since joining the Mazda Digital Certified Program, its trade-in platform has been newly integrated to now allow dealers with a Mazda Certified website to use the company's technology to offer their customers vehicle appraisals via their websites. All Mazda dealers who have enrolled with a Certified Website Provider have access to the […] [Read More]

With two Category 4 hurricanes striking the United States during the past two weeks, the National Automobile Dealers Association offered 10 inspection tips for prospective buyers to spot flood-damaged vehicles. As what’s left of Hurricane Irma cut through Georgia and Alabama on Monday, the impact left a day earlier in Florida was significant. According to […] [Read More]

UnityWorks has been named KIA’s latest certified video advertising provider through the brand’s KIA Digital Certified Solutions program to provide turnkey, dealer customized video campaigns featuring model-specific creative for Kia models via Double Click, YouTube and Facebook advertising platforms. The campaigns are specifically designed to target “in-market” auto intenders who are within a 25-mile radius of […] [Read More]