The American Recovery Association recently finalized a partnership with AW Direct; a pact expanding across ARA events, tradeshows and webinars to offer more benefits and opportunities to association members. Officials described the development as a “one-of-a-kind” partnership aimed at making AW Direct a pivotal part of ARA, which added that it strives to provide the […] [Read More]

Less than two months after being purchased by Raycom Media, there’s more news coming out of PureCars. This time around, the automotive digital advertising platform unveiled an Inventory Targeting feature that lets dealers take their daily inventory data and use it to allocate digital advertising spend. Through this solution, which is within PureCars’ SmartAdvertising platform, […] [Read More]

Midsize pickup trucks may have had the best used-vehicle price strength last month, but the more intriguing development may be among some slightly larger segments. According to a Black Book analysis, midsize pickup prices on Dec. 1 were down just 1.1 percent from where they were on Nov. 1. This movement represented the lowest month-over-month depreciation of […] [Read More]

Auto Auction Services Corp.’s AutoIMS has announced a new Sale Calendar module that  allows the consignor users of AutoIMS.com a quick-glance view of recent and upcoming auction sales. It also allows for AutoIMS users to utilize the new tool's “Sale Snapshot” feature, which shows the run-versus-sold percentage for each recent auction. “The feedback on this […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb explained last month’s movement of the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index confirmed two trends. Webb said it is now certain that the full-year 2015 Manheim Index will post an increase on both an annual average and year-over-year basis. Even though Webb discussed increases in the monthly report, Manheim noticed […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions announced Monday that both its customer relationship management and internet lead management systems have completely integrated with the General Motors Card Program. Now, GM dealers that utilize either the Dominion Sales Center and/or the Dominion Web Control platforms will be able to automatically pull info regarding GM cardholders’ earnings. “This integration will […] [Read More]

Equifax highlighted the total amount of subprime auto loans originated through August and connected to consumers with an Equifax Risk Score below 620 totaled $75.8 billion, representing a 12.6-percent increase year-over-year. In an effort to help dealerships and finance companies generate the most gross from that activity, ProMax Unlimited chief executive officer John Palmer again […] [Read More]

Santander Consumer USA appointed a new chief financial officer on Monday; an executive who will take on the role starting Dec. 16. Replacing interim CFO Jennifer Davis, who will continue to serve as deputy chief financial officer is Ismail “Izzy” Dawood. Davis held the post on interim basis since July. Prior to joining the SCUSA, Dawood […] [Read More]

Along with tapping an executive to fill the newly created role of chief sales officer, eLEND Solutions — a technology company delivering integrated credit, identification and finance solutions to dealers — recently announced the provider joined DealerVault’s Premier Network. DealerVault is a cloud-based system that can empower dealerships with control over the syndication and distribution […] [Read More]

J.D. Byrider recognized a total of 17 dealerships from 12 states as winners of the buy-here, pay-here store chain’s annual awards during its November convention in Orlando, Fla. The company highlighted that its Franchise of the Year winners were chosen in three categories — Single (one location), Mid (two to three locations) and Multiple (more than […] [Read More]