Cars.com recently announced the results of an analysis it performed on nearly 1 million reviews submitted by customers on its site. According to the company’s research, seven out of 10 car shoppers said that reviews of dealerships are either a “very” or “extremely” important part of their research during the vehicle-buying process. To further elaborate on this […] [Read More]

Holman Automotive Group Inc. announced Monday it has named a new chief executive officer, chairman of the board and chief operating officer, among a variety of other new hires, as well. Melinda Holman has been named chairman of the board, and Carl Ortell will assume the role of chief executive officer. And Brian Bates will […] [Read More]

Dialogue involving the three largest credit bureaus and attorneys general resulted in a strategy the data and information providers contend will improve the consumer material finance companies leverage during the underwriting and buying process for vehicle installment contracts. The Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) said on Monday that Equifax, Experian and TransUnion created the National […] [Read More]

With a high level of expertise stemming from an extensive career in diverse areas of the industry, GSFSGroup recently hired Lewis Kuhl to be senior counsel and director of regulatory compliance. The company indicated Kuhl now has responsibility for ensuring its F&I products are in compliance with the laws and regulations of each state in […] [Read More]

TrueCar formed a partnership with LendKey on Monday to launch an integrated vehicle buying and financing program. The companies explained this partnership will give consumers insight into pricing data and access to guaranteed savings as well as the ability to secure pre-approved financing automatically before visiting a dealership. The new platform can allow consumers to […] [Read More]

Pittsburgh-based Jeram Marketing hosted a regional Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals certification boot camp for the sales and F&I personnel of its dealer clients and other interested parties last month. AFIP highlighted the event drew 15 attendees representing nine dealer groups. The dealer groups that participated included: — The Billy Bender Auto Group and […] [Read More]

You’ve never seen a closer like my mom, Mary. I’m telling you — if you haven’t been to her house for dinner, and her fabulous red sauce, well … there’s a seat waiting for you next Sunday night. Hosting dinner is her bread and butter (quite literally) — she doesn’t take no for an answer, […] [Read More]

Several companies involved in the automotive industry’s sphere were represented on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2015. Amongst the 100 included organizations such as the USAA (33), JM Family Enterprises Inc. (34), Automotive Resources International (36), Credit Acceptance Corporation (37), CarMax (64) and Capital One Financial Corp. (91). The USAA ranked […] [Read More]

Here’s a statistic shared by Search Optics chief relationship officer Christian Fuller that may shed some light on how important your dealership’s mobile website, and the design of that website, can be.   “What we find is that your conversion-to-lead on a mobile device, the ability to take a visitor that comes in from a […] [Read More]

Raymond and Joey Wilkes, a father-son team with more than 50 years of automotive experience, on Friday opened Capital City Auto Auction, a new independently owned and operated facility in Ohio. The owners highlighted their management and staff are committed to combining the warm and friendly feel dealers enjoy at auctions with technology and all […] [Read More]