Barrett-Jackson is heading to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino next month for its inaugural Northeast Auction, an event that will feature a broad range of vintage, customs, supercars and late-model vehicles. “We’re set to make our debut Northeast Auction at Mohegan Sun one of the most exciting automotive experiences on the East Coast this year,” said […] [Read More]

A majority of this year’s college grads who plan to buy a car have their sights set on a used one, and nearly half expect to spend no more than $15,000, according to a recent CarGurus survey. For those young buyers-to-be, the car-shopping website has released a list of what it thinks are the best […] [Read More]

Back when Brett Roberts started his career at Credit Acceptance in 1991, you could buy a single song— on cassette tape — and the longest term the subprime finance company had in its portfolio stretched to just 24 months. Now in 2016, Roberts is the company’s chief executive officer and you still can purchase just one […] [Read More]

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (NMAC) recently selected Sword Apak’s Wholesale Floorplan Finance System (WFS) to improve dealer satisfaction and support growth targets in North America. Officials highlighted that NMAC sought a new floor planning solution that could provide an outstanding level of service to dealers and enable them to remain competitive and continue business growth […] [Read More]

CallSource has named two veteran sales and marketing executives to its management team. Bill Bauwens lends more than 15 years of sales expertise to his new role national sales manager in the company’s automotive division, while Robin Schweitzer brings 20 years of experience to her new role as marketing director. “We are pleased to welcome […] [Read More]

Donlen, a provider of financing and management solutions for the fleet industry, announced the 2015 recipients of its Top Auction awards. “The partnership we form with auction partners is a vital component of our remarketing program and its success,” said Dan Powers, director of vehicle remarketing for Donlen. “By consistently meeting, and in many cases […] [Read More]

ADESA continued its recent string of personnel moves on Thursday by promoting Steve Dudash to be vice president of dealer services. In this role, the business unit of KAR Auction Services explained Dudash will lead ADESA’s more than 300 dealer sales professionals across the country to ensure best practices and standardized processes are implemented nationwide […] [Read More]

Car-buying college grads may discover that picking a major was easier than choosing from among the hundreds of vehicles out there. To help make the car-buying process a little easier for them, Autotrader has compiled a list of the nine models it thinks young adults should have on their shopping lists. Three of those models — Chevrolet […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned vehicle sales keep setting new records, seemingly on a monthly basis. But NADA Used Car Guide executive analyst Jonathan Banks proposed that automakers and dealers are going to need more than just CPO programs in order to handle the steadily growing volume of off-lease units. Part of what is triggering Banks’ concern is […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com reported that vehicle lease credit approvals bounced back a bit in April versus the pace of approvals seen in March, registering a 3.2-percent gain. Site officials indicated the April approval rate came in at 69.9 percent, up from the March reading of 66.7 percent. Swapalease.com explained the return to monthly volatility in vehicle lease […] [Read More]