The laws governing car dealers and the auto industry can be, to put it mildly, complex. Marc Bonanni, the new associate general counsel at Beepi, would know. He has been an attorney in the auto industry for 32 years, holding counselor positions at places like Autobytel and Peugeot Motors of America. He has also worked […] [Read More]

While the latest Black Book Market Insights report showed relatively mild depreciation last week among the majority of car and truck segments, a handful of dealers across the country feel prices will hold relatively steady until July. As a dealer in Arizona shared with Black Book the sentiment about prices staying steady until about the […] [Read More]

ADESA has announced the launch of ADESA Windsor, its 14th full-service auction location in Canada. Formerly ADESA Kitchener’s satellite location in Tilbury, the newly renovated ADESA Windsor facility will serve southwestern Ontario and U.S. dealers, brokers, manufacturers and others. The facility features two lanes, a detail shop, mechanical shop, transportation services, post-sale inspections, conditions reports and […] [Read More]

RoadDealer.com, an online platform that gives dealerships the ability to buy, sell and trade aged and wholesale vehicles between stores, recently named former TrueCar and AutoNation exec Ben Shamsizadeh as executive vice president of dealer services. And after focusing its efforts in the Midwest, RoadDealer.com highlighted the addition of Shamsizadeh is propelling the company to […] [Read More]

When NADA Used Car Guide released its Guidelines report earlier this month, it predicted that May prices on used vehicles up to 8 years old would fall 2.8 percent to 3.3 percent relative to April, with prices for the majority of mainstream segments expected to fall by 3 percent or more. It was a forecast similar […] [Read More]

According to data collected by J.D. Power and released Tuesday through its SafetyIQ program, consumer complaints about vehicle software have been growing steadily over the past several years, and 2016 is already on pace with the record-setting level of 2015. So far this year, J.D. Power determined that consumers have filed 202 formal complaints with […] [Read More]

In an effort to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships as well as other finance companies in the subprime space, PassTime on Tuesday introduced SurePass Installation Solutions, a full service installation program for its GPS and telematics solutions.  The company explained the installation program will offer three levels of service and will be available in conjunction with […] [Read More]

A new white paper from MaximTrak Technologies is geared to lead dealers into the present and future potential of digital F&I platforms for improving F&I profitability and customer satisfaction. This new report highlighted recent results of dealers using digital technologies to boost per-vehicle retailed (PVR) and aftermarket-product penetration. Across a study of 270 dealers and […] [Read More]

Yury Kaganov has no problem mixing business and pleasure. In fact, he relishes the opportunity to make a living doing what he loves. “I’m the car guy. I’m the motorcycle guy. Anything that moves excites me,” said the chief executive officer and founder of MyDealerOnline. With its “sell before you buy” strategy, MyDealerOnline allows car dealers […] [Read More]

As the first step toward plans to provide its Auction Safety Certification and Lane Safety Training programs globally, the National Auto Auction Associations recently took the message of the “Safe T. Sam” program to its counterparts in the United Kingdom. NAAA president Mike Browning, executive president Jay Cadigan and AutoTec president Chuck Redden met with […] [Read More]