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]

Similar to what Penske Automotive offered, Sonic Automotive recently provided an update on the impact Hurricanes Harvey and Irma likely had on its operations. The details came as Sonic prepares to release its complete third quarter financial results on Oct. 24. Sonic reiterated that it has 19 franchise stores and five collision repair centers in […] [Read More]

With more shoppers spending time online before ever arriving at the showroom, Cars.com highlighted the six improvements the vehicle listings site recently completed. Cars.com explained that it has unveiled an improved search experience for its users, streamlined its search results pages, enhanced its vehicle inventory pages with rich visualization and expanded its suite of pricing […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association relayed a warning from the Internal Revenue Service about the latest tax-related activities generated by unscrupulous entities on the Internet. The IRS warned all e-services users to beware of a new phishing scam that tries to trick tax professionals into “signing” a new e-Services user agreement. The phishing scam seeks […] [Read More]

In light of what’s happening nowadays in the credit bureau space, TransUnion’s latest acquisition is aimed at bolstering its arsenal against fraud. TransUnion recently announced that it bolstered its data and analytics capabilities with the acquisition of eBureau, a leading provider of custom-analytic solutions with both credit-risk and anti-fraud applications. The company highlighted eBureau’s rapid-model-development […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive presented its third annual Leader in Sustainability Award to Motorcars Honda this past week. The award, which was given out at the at the 2017 Automotive News Best Dealerships to Work For celebration, honors dealerships that promote green business practices and make a difference through community service. The dealership will receive $10,000 to fund a sustainability […] [Read More]