Enterprise Fleet Management announced that out of nearly 900,000 automotive technicians working in the U.S. — its management customer support supervisor Kelley Hatlee is one of only 16 individuals to earn the 2017 ASE World Class Technician Award from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and the Auto Care Association. Fewer than 2,000 […] [Read More]

CDK Global announced on Friday that it recently chose nine new partners to join its growing program made up of 210 companies that together offer auto dealers, third parties and OEMs more than 315 different applications they can use to run their businesses. The CDK Global Partner Program provides business-ready data, and serves as a marketplace […] [Read More]

Alex Price, director of risk solutions at Digital Recognition Network and one of the leading experts on skip-tracing, will host the first segment of a free, four-part webinar series designed to give collection departments at finance companies “tactics and techniques that get results.” The three main topics Price plans to cover during this 45-minute opening […] [Read More]

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) this week highlighted the investment and additional personnel Credit Acceptance plans to leverage going forward. Because, state officials said, the subprime auto finance company “is experiencing significant growth and needs to expand its facilities in the city of Southfield,” Credit Acceptance plans to invest $33 million in its infrastructure […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds announced late on Thursday that president Ron Lamb has stepped down, effective immediately.  The dealership management system provider said Lamb plans to pursue opportunities in private equity and that the position will not be immediately filled. In making the announcement, Reynolds chairman and chief executive officer Bob Brockman said, “Ron has made […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association and the NADA Women Directors, in partnership with Junior Achievement USA, is teaching financial education courses to students through a volunteer program. The initiative, termed the NADA Financial Literacy Program, was launched during the NADA Convention in New Orleans in January. It grew from insight gathered over the past few […] [Read More]

A recognized thought leader in the world of brand leadership, innovation and social influence marketing, Sean Moffitt, managing director of Wikibrands, has been involved with digital marketing for the past 15 years. He co-authored the best-selling book Wikibrands with Mike Dover and helped turn it into a living, breathing customer engagement hub and consultancy. The […] [Read More]

A deeper look into the latest certified pre-owned vehicle sales information compiled by Autodata Corp. showed eight automakers that often generate some of the largest CPO volume are off to strong starts again in 2017. Of those eight OEMs, each one has posted year-to-date CPO sales gains of at least 8 percent. Leading the charge […] [Read More]

Automotive industry veteran Richard Howse has joined KAR Auction Services as its new chief commercial officer, the company announced on Wednesday. Most recently, Howse served as senior vice president of marketing and business development at Volkswagen Credit. Howse’s automotive industry leadership background spans over 30 years. “Rich has led growth and change in a variety […] [Read More]

RVI Group’s latest analysis of the Canadian wholesale market indicated used-vehicle prices declined in January. Looking first at the real view of the RVI Used Vehicle Price Index for January, analysts noticed a decrease of 2.4 percent from January of last year. Turning next to the nominal of their Used Vehicle Price Index, analysts determined […] [Read More]