How consistent and accurate is your online marketing presence? A new assessment tool aims to let you know. On Monday, Maritz Dealers Solutions/Opportunity Max announced the release of its new digital marketing review service, called WEBCHECK√, designed to examine a dealership’s digital assets to check the consistency and accuracy of its overall online marketing presence. […] [Read More]

Auction activity picked up last week, as Black Book’s Ricky Beggs said the environment in the lanes last week showed “every dealer must be extremely busy on the retail lots.” Dealers are buying, and rates are on the way up. The driver? Beggs said the primary reason for strong auction activity is the fact that […] [Read More]

Officials highlighted that independent dealers using Frazer management software and offering Preferred Warranties extended service contracts for pre-owned vehicles can now import data from their DMS directly into Preferred’s eContract portal. Preferred’s proprietary eContract program can allow dealers to instantly compare, present and submit Preferred Warranties service contracts on any vehicle. For example, by entering […] [Read More]

Moody’s Analytics and Equifax are uniting to host a free webinar aimed at answering a pair of questions. Loan originations in automotive are leading the credit rebound, but which lenders are at the forefront and which consumers are they targeting? Does the increase in subprime lending point to the beginnings of a bubble? During the […] [Read More]

Dealertrack Technologies today announced the completion of its acquisition of Dealer.com, a provider of comprehensive digital marketing solutions and services for the automotive retail industry. Rick Gibbs, former chief executive officer of Dealer.com and one of its co-founders, will lead Dealertrack’s newly formed digital marketing solutions team as executive vice president and group president. Dealertrack’s […] [Read More]

During the same week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “strongly urged” companies to make credit scores more readily available, a bill passed through the U.S. House aimed at limiting the authority of the bureau, which the measure’s author called, “a dangerously powerful and dangerously unaccountable agency.” As currently constructed, Rep. Sean Duffy, a Wisconsin Republican […] [Read More]

Don't miss the opportunity to honor the exceptional women of the remarketing industry. The March 7 deadline for nominations for the 2014 Women in Remarketing class is this Friday. Do you work with an exceptional female colleague? Know any leading ladies in the industry? Auto Remarketing is opening up nominations for the 2014 Women in […] [Read More]

International transportation services company Penske Automotive Group Inc., on Friday announced it has signed a letter of intent with Porsche Cars North America, to construct a new dealership that will serve as a flagship property for the Porsche brand. This new dealership, to be located in Broward County in southern Florida, will represent the company's […] [Read More]

Announcing a pair of auction leadership moves, Manheim said Friday that it has named Michael Meyer as general manager for Manheim Arena Illinois, and Greg Beck as general manager for Manheim San Francisco Bay. “Mike is a dynamic leader who will use his expertise and experiences to deliver solutions that help our customers succeed,” said […] [Read More]

Lease penetration for February is speeding away at an all-time clip, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which said at this pace, the month’s leasing rate would beat a record set nearly a decade-and-a-half ago. Interestingly enough, J.D. Power’s analysis of its Power Information Network data also indicated that long-term loans are on track for […] [Read More]