It’s more than just videos of cats playing the piano or Auto-Tuned oddballs from the local news. YouTube has become “the powerhouse platform for video,” including automotive content, says video advertising technology firm Pixability. The company’s Get Behind the Wheel: Auto in the Premium Video Ecosystem study released Monday said that auto-related YouTube content generated […] [Read More]

DRIVIN has announced it will co-host a dealer webinar with Black Book titled “Grow Revenue with the Right Inventory.” The free, 45-minute session, planned for 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday, will teach dealers how to: — Target their ideal customer — Help their dealership stand out and sell more cars — Efficiently acquire and dispose […] [Read More]

While franchised dealers surely want to turn plenty of used and new metal this summer, the National Automobile Dealers Association suggested that they welcome another kind of “up” who might be equally as important as the potential buyer for a vehicle that’s been in inventory for too long. NADA emphasized the upcoming congressional recesses this […] [Read More]

While Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen made her semiannual visit to Capitol Hill this week and shared her thoughts on how much interest rates might rise, FICO highlighted how the auto finance customer population that often is charged the highest APR — subprime buyers — dwindled to the lowest level in more than a decade. […] [Read More]

Reflecting the company’s ongoing mission of driving operational compliance for its dealership clients, EFG Companies appointed Steve Roennau as vice president of compliance this week. EFG highlighted that Roennau brings a 30-year history of driving bottom-line results in automotive F&I, sales and product management, giving him strategic insight into the compliance hurdles facing both dealers […] [Read More]

Before Beepi launched in April 2014 as “one of the first ways to completely buy or sell a car online,” questions remained as to whether the general public was ready for this type of platform, says head of product Tyler Infelise. “But, resoundingly, the answer was, ‘yes, they were,” Infelise said in a phone interview […] [Read More]

Unless you’ve been living under a 2-ton truck, you likely haven’t missed the news that leasing hit a high during the first quarter this year, surpassing 30 percent of all new-vehicle transactions. Given that information, you’ve likely thought about what happens as all these off-lease vehicles start returning to the market in droves. Here at […] [Read More]

Integrated Auction Solutions has purchased AWG Simulcast and AuctionMaster Technology. The company announced the acquisition of AWG, a simulcast provider to independent auctions, and AMT, an auction management system, on Thursday. “Our corporate mission has long been to protect the interests of independent auction owners,” IAS chief executive officer Alexis Jacobs said in a news […] [Read More]

ADESA has promoted two within its dealer services team. C.J. Lopez, previously major dealer accounts manager, has been promoted to director of major dealer accounts. Kjersta Loyd, formerly general sales manager of ADESA Golden Gate, has been promoted to regional dealer sales manager for the Mideast/Midwest regions. Both positions will report to Steve Dudash, vice president […] [Read More]

Used-car leasing is still a small slice of the market, according to Experian Automotive data, which indicates that used cars comprised 3.98 percent of the lease market in the first quarter. However, that’s up from a 3.90-percent share of the market in Q1 2015, which is more than a 2-percent rise, Experian said. While that’s […] [Read More]