DealerRater has announced the winners of its 2015 Dealer of the Year Award program based on consumer reviews of their dealerships experiences shared on DealerRater.com. “Consumers have identified the dealerships that deliver an exceptional experience in the U.S. and Canada and we’re proud to recognize this top group of dealers on behalf of consumers,” said […] [Read More]

Michigan’s own Flint Auto Auction will host its inaugural sale featuring vehicles from Chrysler Capital and Santander Consumer USA on Feb. 11. The sale, which the auction expects will include 100 units, will run vehicles for the account every other week. “We are delighted to welcome Chrysler Capital/Santander Consumer USA to Flint Auto Auction,” said […] [Read More]

As the company launched a new advertising campaign and forged a partnership to benefit independent repair shops, Carfax shared new research that showed more than 46 million vehicles nationwide have at least one safety recall that has never been fixed. In fact, Carfax said 5 million of those units were bought and sold by potentially unsuspecting […] [Read More]

News flowed out of Cox Automotive and the companies under its umbrella at the NADA Convention and Expo this past week. The announcements included a new training program for wholesale vehicle buyers as well as the revealing of this year’s recipient of the Barbara Cox Automotive Woman Of The Year Award, among other news. The […] [Read More]

With regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission honing in on advertisements that focus on the financial elements of a vehicle transaction, the National Automobile Dealers Association responded by issuing a new publication during this year’s NADA Convention. The association highlighted the new guide will assist franchised dealers in complying with federal advertising requirements on […] [Read More]

Experian Automotive recently launched a new tool the company is calling its Auto Equity Model, a consumer credit–based solution designed to help finance companies and dealers estimate the current equity on an individual’s open vehicle loan. Officials explained this level of insight can enable users to identify and target a segment of the consumer population that […] [Read More]

Ally Financial offered a preview of its new flagship vehicle service contract, Ally Premier Protection, during the National Automobile Dealers Association Conference and Expo this past weekend. The company highlighted the new product brings together enhanced features and benefits for auto consumers, powered by an intuitive and easy-to-use technology platform for dealers. Officials noted the […] [Read More]

700Credit, which provides credit, compliance and prescreen products and services exclusively to the automotive industry, recently formed an integration partnership with DealerClick, a leader in automotive software solutions. Officials said this agreement will allow DealerClick dealers seamless and secure access to credit reports, compliance and prescreen products from within DealerClick Systems. “This agreement with DealerClick […] [Read More]

DealerRater introduced a new product lineup last week that includes two new program upgrades to its Certified Dealer Program toolkit: ServiceEngage and 360Connect. “We’re always listening closely to the market and are pleased to introduce a carefully re-designed product portfolio that offers focused solutions to real challenges that dealerships face today,” said Jamie Oldershaw, DealerRater […] [Read More]

NADA announced today at its annual conference in San Francisco that it is expecting the lower cost of gasoline to continue to increase sales for light trucks in 2015. Original sales projections by the NADA predicted 16.4 million new-vehicle sales for 2014, which was on target – the association is expecting an estimated 16.94 million […] [Read More]