In addition to launching a new website this week, Auto Remarketing is approaching a pair of social media milestones: 6,000 members on its LinkedIn page and 1,700 followers on Twitter. Both of these social media resources have proven to be avenues for our readers to be part of these vibrant, professional, networking and information-sharing communities. […] [Read More]

Sales for a couple domestic nameplates fell a bit this past month due in part to winter weather sweeping through most of the East Coast and Midwest. Both Ford and General Motors suffered a bit of a decline in February, but spring is just around the corner — and it will likely bring a stronger […] [Read More]

Going paperless — the phrase has been around for years, but comes closer to reality for auto dealers via a new alliance aimed at boosting productivity and cutting costs, and offering instant access to crucial business documents.     Web-based enterprise content management software developer docSTAR has announced the integration of its eclipse content management system […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a nearly year-long preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of electronic throttle body (ETB) failures resulting in sudden reduction of engine power in four different models: the Ford Escape and Fusion and Mercury Mariner and Milan. During this investigation of nearly 1.6 million units from the […] [Read More]

In addition to having one of its models make the list of most-popular used vehicles, Subaru made some waves on the new-car side in February, according to Kelley Blue Book, which said this likely indicates some traction with its latest advertising campaign. Three Subaru models were among the 25 most-researched new vehicles on KBB.com last […] [Read More]

Officials from the organization highlighted that NADA MarketValues, the mobile-optimized app from NADA Used Car Guide to help dealers make buying and selling decisions at auctions, has been enhanced with several new features. Those new features include: — A customizable dashboard to view selected values — A save-to-clipboard functionality to store and manage vehicles — […] [Read More]

Off-lease volumes are likely to climb significantly this year, causing some concern in the industry about a downward impact on residuals. But as Manheim chief economist Tom Webb outlined in his dissection of a few leasing “facts” and “opinions” during a press conference at the NADA Convention & Expo, 2014 shouldn’t necessarily be the focal […] [Read More]

On Monday, Primeritus Financial Services named a new member of its management team, announcing its general counsel and chief compliance officer. Accepting the role is Chris Kato, who comes to Primeritus with an extensive background in corporate law spanning a wide variety of practice areas.  Kato most recently served as vice president and lead counsel […] [Read More]

Organizers of the sixth annual North American Repossessors Summit, an industry conference hosted by the American Recovery Association and Time Finance Adjusters, revealed who will be returning to this month’s event; this time as the keynote speaker. Giving the keynote for NARS 2014 will be Michael Dougherty, the managing partner of Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis. […] [Read More]

AutoNation’s new chief financial officer is entering the position with the company off to a good year, as the dealer group revealed its choice for CFO as well as a 4-percent year-over-year increase in new-vehicle sales this past month — notching its best February for new-vehicle sales since 2007. AutoNation — which sold 21,987 new-vehicles […] [Read More]