The trifecta of automakers that have posted year-over-year gains consistantly this year continued their success last month. Once again, Volkswagen Canada, Audi Canada and Mazda Canada notched year-over-year gains. Take Audi Canada, for example, which sold 466 certified units in November, up from 398 in November 2013. This represents a 17.1-percent year-over-year increase and marks […] [Read More]

Year-to-date certified pre-owned sales have already eclipsed the 2 million mark, with last month’s tally of 192,952 sales marking the best November ever for CPO, according to Autodata Corp. The aforementioned November record beat year-ago figures by 9.3 percent and pushed annual sales to 2.14 million, a 10.2-percent increase over the first 11 months of […] [Read More]

Used-vehicle depreciation may not have eased as much as expected this past month, after October brought with it significant price declines of 2 percent. According to Black Book data the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2009-2013 still depreciated by 1.9 percent in November, down only slightly from October rates. Domestic cars […] [Read More]

Manheim Pennsylvania’s six weeks of charitable endeavors in its local Lancaster County continues throughout the month of December with a focus on several charities. The events rolled out in November with the company’s Veteran’s Day celebrations, where 2,000 flags were installed around its more-than-400-acre facility in honor of Lancaster County veterans, along with donations topping $2,500 to […] [Read More]

The American Financial Services Association recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, again stressing what officials called the need for more sensible rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). AFSA insisted that penalties of up to $1,500 per violation of the TCPA have provided plaintiffs’ attorneys with “fodder” for lawsuits that “enrich […] [Read More]

First, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice delivered notices to Toyota Motor Credit Corp., alleging discriminatory practices regarding vehicle financing. Now, American Honda Finance revealed it also received the same allegations from these federal regulators. In documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, officials from the CFPB […] [Read More]

Black Book vice president of data licensing Jared Kalfus described the industry “crossroads” finance company executives are assessing based on his first-hand conversations at last month’s Used Car Week in Las Vegas. What has finance company leadership pondering which way to turn at this “crossroads?” Analysts from firms such as Black Book and TransUnion are finding […] [Read More]

Though sales rep turnover continues to be an issue for automotive dealerships, weekly earnings continue to rise above most other private sector businesses as the dealership workforce continues to expand. NADA’s third annual industry report on the dealership workforce showed dealerships were adding new employees, paying above-average wages and showed weekly earnings growth last year. […] [Read More]

Southeastern Auto Auction’s president and chief executive officer announced the appointment of a newly created position of vice president of operations. Wayne DeLoach, the auction’s president, said that Bill McCready, formerly of Charleston Auto Auction in South Carolina, will take on the responsibility of the new VP position at Southeastern, where McCready will be accountable […] [Read More]

New-car sales have picked up nicely, lease returns are aplenty and franchised dealers are trading for more cars — all of which means more used supply entering the market and eventually giving independent dealers like Steve Matthews a boost in inventory. But for a while, that wasn’t the case, as many independents struggled to find […] [Read More]