Cerritos Auto Square in Cerritos, Calif., has debuted a free concierge service for car shoppers. The Southern California retail center, which bills itself as “America’s largest auto mall,” said customers now have access to concierge representatives to help them find the right car, answer questions about financing and trading in vehicles, and negotiate for better […] [Read More]

Credit Acceptance, EFG Companies and Western Funding all announced in recent days that they received awards associated with their operations connected to auto financing. Beginning Credit Acceptance, the company specializing in subprime auto financing said it has been named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Great Place To Work and Fortune […] [Read More]

Location Services said Thursday it has acquired third-party dealer consignment remarketing company Marina Hill Finance. Location Services, a full-service recovery management company, also announced it is rebranding its remarketing division as Pinnacle Remarketing. Marina Hill Finance is based in San Antonio, Fla., which is Northeast of the Tampa area and to the Southwest of Orlando. […] [Read More]

State Line Auto Auction in Waverly, N.Y., announced the launch of a new online tool and a new website designed to enhance their dealer experience. The dealers-only auction unveiled Edge Lookout, an improved online portal through Auction Edge. “We upgraded to Edge Lookout, a more complete front-end interface for the Edge Pipeline platform that lets […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association said it’s supporting controversial joint resolutions by three Republican senators to revoke waivers allowing California’s strict emissions standards, which include a ban on the sale of new gas-powered and hybrid vehicles by 2035. The resolutions, introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Deb Fischer (R-Ind.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), seek […] [Read More]

The U.S.’s long-awaited — and feared — 25% auto tariff is in effect, and at least for the moment, its effect on Canada’s used-car wholesale market has yet to be seen. A week after posting its first increase in three years, was down again for the week ending April 8. But, again, just barely. Wholesale […] [Read More]

Hold on tight, folks. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. A surge in wholesale used vehicle prices in the past two weeks signals the beginning of what could be a wild and unpredictable year of ups and downs in the market. The “roller coaster ride” predicted by Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke is […] [Read More]

Concerns about the coming auto tariffs sent car shoppers racing to dealerships in March, according to a report by Cloud Theory. The automotive data analytics firm’s quarterly “On the Horizon” report found the consumer fears about the potential impact of the tariffs, implemented April 3, led to an additional 153,000 new vehicle sales last month. […] [Read More]

Are tariffs on every car shopper’s mind? Maybe not, but data from Car Wars indicates “a significant shift” in customer conversations, with more dealership customers talking about the issue in the week before President Trump’s 25% auto tariffs took effect on April 3. The provider of call tracking, texting and phone technology for auto dealerships […] [Read More]

CreditApp Technologies wants to give car dealers the credit … for providing credit. The Calgary-based provider of indirect lending software has introduced a branded dealer financing portal for Canadian automotive and powersports dealers, a tool it’s touting as the first of its kind. CreditApp said the portal enables dealers to fully personalize their buyers’ finance […] [Read More]