ACA International highlighted the successes of Spring Forum 2015 — its three-day educational and networking event in San Antonio. The organization mentioned Spring Forum 2015 was an opportunity for attendees to expand their knowledge on the credit and collection industry, particularly on trends related to healthcare collections, compliance and data security and privacy. ACA International […] [Read More]

As we draw closer to the summer months — prime time for a road trip with the top down — sports cars continue to be in high demand and low supply. That’s according to Autotrader’s February installation of late-model used and CPO scarcity reports. For example, the CPO Porsche Cayman was the No. 1 scarcest […] [Read More]

Even though last year marked one of the ugliest recalls for General Motors — as well as one of the biggest ever for the industry — demand for GM vehicles remains strong as supply dwindles. According to the February installation of AutoTrader.com’s scarcity reports provided to Auto Remarketing, even though GM recalled 5.88 million vehicles […] [Read More]

The March issue of Perspective produced by NADA Used Car Guide explained how dealers can structure their inventory and make a presentation to a potential buyer about how they may be able to score a luxury model even if they only have a mainstream unit budget. By leveraging the possibilities of a certified pre-owned vehicle, […] [Read More]

You can buy just about anything these days with a thumb-swipe on a mobile device or a click of a mouse, and when it comes to buying cars, more and more of that is moving online, too — but not the whole process; and it appears most consumers want to keep it that way, as they […] [Read More]

AutoWurld — a subscription-based wholesale network for the auto industry  — announced Tuesday a new partnership which expands its third-party service options. AutoWurld is partnering with One Guard, an auto inspection agency, to provide volume-prices pre-sales vehicle inspection services to the more than 700 dealers in its network. The company contends this move will help […] [Read More]

Forbes recently released its list of this year’s “America’s Best Employers,” with a strong showing from many companies involved in the automotive industry. Ranked highest among all in the auto sphere was the BMW Group, who ranked 7th on the list of America’s best. Milwaukee’s own Harley-Davidson rounded out the top 10, while Nissan made […] [Read More]

J.D. Power released a report today which measures the usefulness of automotive third-party websites during the new- and used-vehicle shopping process. In its third year, the J.D. Power 2015 Third-Party Automotive Website Evaluation Study focused on four measures to rank the sites: information/content, appearance, navigation and speed. According to the company, which ranks the sites […] [Read More]

In less than two years, the auto industry might look a lot like the business we knew before the Great Recession. That’s according to executive analyst for NADA Used Car Guide Jonathan Banks, who predicts late-model used vehicle supply will reach pre-recession levels in 2017. Banks reported this assertion on Monday, right in time for […] [Read More]

IHS recently acquired the business assets of Dataium in a move company officials said can provide enhanced capability to IHS Automotive offerings through the extensive compilation of online automotive shopping behavior. Every month, Dataium observes more than 20 million automotive shoppers across automotive websites and then aggregates, indexes and summarizes this data into key and […] [Read More]