The Automotive Industries Association of Canada recently announced it has a new director of collision programs. Appointed to the position is Leanne Jefferies, who brings experience in the operation of a collision repair facility, collision media editing and publication,youth programming and college liaison, according to AIA . Jefferies will also continue in her current role […] [Read More]

Multi-platform selling: the new water-cooler topic in the remarketing business, and an issue that many in the industry are keeping a close eye on. It’s an issue that’s been examined by different leaders of the business, including the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance, Auto Auction Services Corp., and Liquid Motors. Gus Xamplas, vice president of remarketing […] [Read More]

On Friday, Edmunds.com announced that its vice chairman, Jeremy Anwyl, has retired. Anwyl has been with the company for nearly 14 years and served as its chief executive officer for four years, before moving into the vice chairman role in late 2011. [Read More]

Many dealers would say the key to store improvement and success is listening to customer feedback. And now, Maritz Research has released a new mobile app that allows General Motors dealers to receive this valuable info on their smartphone or tablet devices. The new DealerPulse Mobile offering sends up-to-date feedback from customers straight to dealers […] [Read More]

So, you’re a dealer and a customer walks onto your lot looking for a used vehicle that is both fun and makes sense financially. A feature posted Friday to Edmunds.com might help — it offers 10 used vehicles that fit the bill, giving dealers an added selling point to move these models. [Read More]

Sheehy Auto Stores have been doing their part to fight breast cancer: late last week, the company donated $162,000 to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. But this isn’t the first time Sheehy Auto has supported the cause. This donation was part of the company’s 16th Annual Sheehy 5000 50-day campaign to raise […] [Read More]

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv's Craig Carrow has a list of five keys to successful remarketing, four of which deal with topics like lower turn time, increased returns, lower operational costs and streamlined operational processing — all of which are fairly timeless in terms of their importance. But this fifth one has picked up steam of […] [Read More]

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Fourteen years ago I became a manager of a BHPH operation associated with a large multi-franchise dealer group in Texas. We had a related finance company with a $17 million portfolio. There were 2,500 open loans averaging 180-week terms at 26 percent interest. This operation was what I referred to as […] [Read More]

HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook established the firm's New York office with the recent addition of its newest partner. Joining the provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry is Jeff Levine Hudson Cook highlighted Levine's practice will focus on helping financial institutions, sales finance companies, dealers and manufacturers to establish and maintain […] [Read More]

CARMEL, Ind. — After 25 years and now 150 stores in its buy-here, pay-here network, J.D. Byrider contends it has this new franchisee launch program down pretty nicely. Vice president of franchise sales Jack Humbert pointed to a host of reasons why J.D. Byrider now is expecting to match 2012's record-breaking year of double-digit growth […] [Read More]