Janet Barnard, who is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Manheim North America, has earned a 2014 Woman of the Year in Technology Award from Women in Technology. Barnard was presented with the honor last week during an annual awards gala and dinner at the Georgia Aquarium. The awards spotlight the accomplishments of […] [Read More]

Full-service vehicle transportation company MetroGistics has introduced a free app known as RoadSign that is designed to let customers and drivers experience seamless transactions in real time. As vehicle transportation and technology grow alongside each other, the industry has honed in on the transition to electronic proof of delivery as well as other real-time updates […] [Read More]

Today, we focus on the road to ultimate business success. This is powered by a growing customer base, increasing loyalty and customer retention. Here are some innovative marketing ideas to increase your competitive edge by delivering more value to women customers. 1.  Buy a Car in Less Than 2 Hours Do you know it currently […] [Read More]

The auction lanes are showing signs of a mid-fall market, which is manifesting through more stable price movement and waning interest in some of the sportier vehicles. Ricky Beggs, Black Book editorial director, highlighted this seasonal market in his latest “Beggs on the Used Car Market” video report. Beggs reported, “Consistent overall average segment changes […] [Read More]

On Monday, the management team at Larry H. Miller Dealerships made its second acquisition in the Denver metro area this year and 10th acquisition in the last 18 months. Now the group’s eighth store in Colorado is Lakewood Fordland in Lakewood, Colo. Lakewood Fordland has been serving the Denver market since 1962, and recently celebrated […] [Read More]

As of last week, Ontario dealers now have another choice when acquiring and selling inventory online. TRADER Corp. has officially launched its dealer-to-dealer TRADER Exchange platform to the Ontario market. The new online auction product launched last week with 230 vehicles already available for auction. The tool is scheduled to launch in provinces across the country […] [Read More]

NextGear Capital recently announced that NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust successfully completed the sale of $433.333 million of privately placed 144A Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2014-1. Rated by Moody's and DBRS, the securitization transaction included the issuance of $400 million of Aaa/AAA rated Class A Notes as well as $33.333 million of subordinated A2/A rated Class […] [Read More]

Along with expanding its senior executive team, Westlake Financial Services recently highlighted plans to open a new production center in Dallas in January. Westlake indicated the new production center will serve as a facility to provide improved servicing for current dealerships as well as the ability to increase the Westlake Dealer Network in one of […] [Read More]

At the same venue as Used Car Week, the National Automotive Finance Association awarded its Certified Consumer Credit Compliance Professional designation to its first graduating class following the completion of more than 24 hours of classroom training and 29 Web-based sessions. The certification program was developed for the NAF Association by Hudson Cook and made […] [Read More]

ALG released the results of its 15th Annual Residual Value Awards (RVAs) this morning, and Land Rover and Toyota took the top honors for premium brand and mainstream brand, respectively. Toyota also lead the pack in segment awards, taking home eight RVAs. Honda and Subaru also performed well with three wins apiece. “Residual value is […] [Read More]