Veteran’s Day is a fine occasion to give thanks where thanks is due — to those who sacrifice to serve and protect our nation. There are also those in our industry who go the extra mile to help give back to veterans, year-round, who are looking for work. One such company, in particular, announced today […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive — the parent of Manheim, AutoTrader.com, vAuto and Kelley Blue Book, among others — announced this afternoon it has purchased Xtime, a retention solution provider for the retail automotive industry. This latest acquisition focuses on fixed operations, and Cox management explained the move will serve to expand its suite of solutions dealers need to […] [Read More]

There has been a lot of talk, as new automotive sales continue to increase, about what the overall sales number will be for this year. TrueCar forecasts total sales for the year will reach 16.4 million units — the best since 2007 — and could possibly reach toward 17 million units in 2015 if economic […] [Read More]

Gas prices have dropped below $3, but it seems both the most fuel efficient vehicles as well as some of the larger units are seeing similar declines in value at auction. Interestingly, according to NADA’s AuctionNet data, on opposite ends of the spectrum, the compact car and large pickups are expected to seem some of […] [Read More]

With CPO sales booming in 2014 and the potential for certified sales to double in coming years, IntelliChoice announced the winners today of its annual Certified Pre-Owned Car Awards. The company announced the top certified brands at the CPO Forum in Las Vegas this morning. Repeat winner, Volvo Certified Pre-Owned, was once again recognized as […] [Read More]

Tesla Motors management has been busy as of late, launching a leasing program, confirming reports of a future CPO program for the Model S, and making multiple announcements regarding new vehicles and upcoming models. That business, though, didn’t translate to a successful third quarter monetarily.   The company reported last week it took a bit […] [Read More]

There’s been a lot of chatter recently in regards to the growing number of lease returns and its impact on used-car prices. It is true that there are a great deal of leases returning – an expected figure near 2.1 million vehicles for 2014 before the year is over, according to Manheim data. There is […] [Read More]

As multi-platform sales remain a hot-button topic among dealers and auction execs alike, Liquid Motors continues to see increased interest in its Multi-Listing Wholesale Remarketing Service. In fact, the company reported record growth for the tool that serves commercial accounts, auto auctions and dealerships. Over the past two months, Liquid Motors’ customers have listed almost […] [Read More]

Last Tuesday, voters unleashed their frustrations on the ballot boxes, driving Republicans to midterm victories nationwide and giving them control of both houses of Congress for the first time in eight years. For Republicans, Wednesday was one long victory lap, and who can blame them? There hasn’t been a lot to celebrate in national politics, […] [Read More]

AutoTec announced this month that it has completed the upgrade of AuctionACCESS. With its upgrade to Version 4, all subscribing auctions, totaling more than 260, have been updated to include enhanced features, including commercial account credentialing, additional search capabilities and improved image uploading. The upgrade also provides a more efficient user interface and strengthened data […] [Read More]