You might need to have your bleisure suit dry-cleaned. J.D. Power’s 2016 North American Car Rental Survey found that travelers who rent a car for business and then combine business and leisure are the most satisfied with their car rental experience. While overall satisfaction was higher among business travelers than among leisure travelers (satisfaction score […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association held its annual Presidential Gala on Thursday night during the NAAA Convention/National Remarketing Conference at Used Car Week, where more awards were announced.  The association inducted Patty Stanley of Carolina Auto Auction and Indiana Auction into the NAAA Hall of Fame, recognized the Eastern Chapter for its second straight PAC […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has named David Pyle senior vice president of enterprise dealer partnerships. In his new role, Pyle will oversee the company’s sales division within the client success organization. He will lead a team that is dedicated to selling products from the suite of Cox Automotive brands, including financial, inventory, media and retail solutions, to […] [Read More]

CarClicks recently introduced its partnership with Autobytel that integrates its Autobytel Direct product to CarClicks’ existing automotive network, which promotes dealership inventory online. “Online automotive has evolved, and the need for digital agencies to provide innovative, results-driven solutions has never been more critical,” said Jeff Coats, president and chief executive officer of Autobytel Inc. “Autobytel […] [Read More]

Retail demand weakened in October while wholesale prices continued to soften. In his latest Kontos Kommentary report, KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos asserted that weak retail demand may have been a reflection of uncertainty before the election. For the first time this year, new vehicle sales on a year-to-date basis fell below last year’s […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association has announced the winners of its Pioneer Award and Bernie Hart Memorial Auctioneer of the Year Award. The awards were revealed at the Auction Insurance Agency Luncheon on Wednesday at the NAAA Convention/National Remarketing Conference during Used Car Week. The 2016 recipient of the Bernie Hart Memorial Auctioneer of the […] [Read More]

LotPop announced the launch of LotScore on Tuesday, an inventory scoring system which reports dealers’ top inventory and market indicators to help boost their used vehicle sales. “Dealers using inventory management systems have access to so much data the information confuses decision-making. Instead, LotScore distills that data and, along with analyzing third-party party website data, presents […] [Read More]

Last week, Kelly Blue Book announced the winners of its 2017 Best Buy Awards, which honor the top new model-year vehicles on sale through evaluation of vehicle’s transaction prices, 5-Year Cost to Own data, and retail sales information. Of the more than 300 new-car models available for 2017, the new Honda Civic is recognized as […] [Read More]

Carvana announced today it is launching in Memphis, Tenn. — its 19th market and 10th new one this year. The company says it can now offer free, as-soon-as next-day car delivery to more than 127 million customers nationwide, including 2.6 million customers in the Memphis metropolitan area. “As the largest city in Tennessee with close proximity […] [Read More]

Unveiled Tuesday at Used Car Week’s CPO Forum were the fourth annual Vincentric Best Certified Pre-Owned Value in America awards. A recap of the winners:  Taking top honors in the truck brand category was Chevrolet, recognized for its Silverado lineup.   Ford earned recognition in the van category for its T-Series vans.   Lincoln took […] [Read More]