The Jim Ellis Automotive Group recently announced that it raised $65,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta for the between Nov. 25 and Jan. 2 by setting aside a portion of every new or pre-owned vehicle purchase that occurred at one of its 13 locations for the organization. The Boys & Girls Clubs […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services Group’s James Walker, the company's senior director of environmental, health and safety,  will share his insight during a free NAAA Webinar titled “Are We Prepared for Workplace Safety and OSHA?” Walker will discuss how providing workers with a safe and healthy workplace is critical to the wellbeing of business during the event […] [Read More]

Along with its monthly update on the specialty market, the latest Black Book Market Insights report showed both car and truck segments retaining their values better than they have in the past nine months. Editors determined subcompact cars, compact cars, compact crossover/SUVs and compact vans preformed the best, depreciating just 0.06 percent or less. “Good […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb tipped his cap, so to speak, with regard to dealers being able to turn used metal after reviewing how wholesale prices behaved during the opening month of the year. Manheim reported on Tuesday that wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) slipped slightly in January. […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, key storage and management solutions provider KEYper Systems announced that it has recently launched  KEYper GO, a mobile key management app that pairs with its electronic key management system. KEYper GO allows key management system users to check out and reserve keys, check the status of keys in real-time and notify co-workers when they […] [Read More]

Carvana announced on Tuesday it has extended its unique and innovative pick-up experience to more customers in Texas with the launch of its new Austin Car Vending Machine. The used-car buying platform opened its second vending machine in Houston two months ago. “We launched our free car delivery service in Austin in late 2015, and we’ve […] [Read More]

On New Year’s Eve, I was lucky enough to ring in 2017 in Athens, Greece. It was the trip of a lifetime: watching spectacular fireworks over the ancient Acropolis and the Parthenon, and experiencing the flavor of modern-day Athens. But, of course, the car guy in me had one big question: What’s it like to […] [Read More]

After hearing from the growing community of dealers using its mobile app to move inventory, startup 5miles integrated its platform with the Frazer dealership management system. The mobile marketplace recently announced an integration with Frazer DMS is the company’s latest partnership. “Dealers were flocking to 5miles to use our platform to sell more cars and […] [Read More]

There will likely be a record 3.6 million off-lease vehicles this year, according to Manheim’s 2017 Used Car Market Report. “And that’s not even close to the peak,” Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions president Janet Barnard said during a press conference here at the NADA Convention & Expo. That, she said, will happen in 2020, when […] [Read More]

Did you punch in the search term “Alfa Romeo” during Sunday night’s Super Bowl? If so, you probably weren’t alone. Online traffic for the Italian car brand — one of nine automakers to air ads during the game, according to Cars.com — skyrocketed, say analyses released Monday. There was a 1,179-percent spike in visits to […] [Read More]