CARMEL, Ind. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain J.D. Byrider turned its 1 millionth vehicle in company history earlier this month, celebrating the milestone for the benefit of the purchaser. The retail achievement took place at the J.D. Byrider dealership located at 635 Washington St. in South Attleboro, Mass. Katelyn Wilson of Natick, Mass., ended up […] [Read More]

ATLANTA — AutoTrader.com and Experian Automotive recently entered into a partnership to allow dealers to include Experian's AutoCheck vehicle history reports with their listings on AutoTrader.com. Here's how it works. Starting in September, AutoCheck-subscribing dealers will have the option of including those reports on AutoTrader.com. In its statement announcing the deal, AutoTrader noted: "This non-exclusive […] [Read More]

In the past, we have covered, “The Three Types of Tracers,” and “The Three Types of Skips.”  Now we have to complete the circle and cover “The Three Types of Tracing.” So you ask, why all these threes? The number three is generally attributed with a meaning of completeness: A beginning, middle, an end. Birth, […] [Read More]

About 400,000 pickups — the Ford F-150 from the 2011 through 2013 model years — are being probed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation. Officials indicated they have received 95 reports alleging incidents of reduced engine power during hard accelerations by trucks equipped with 3.5-liter gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) […] [Read More]

It’s a part of the business that dealership managers are wringing their hands over nowadays — how to manage and maintain their online reputations. In order to get a better handle on the subject, Paul Potratz asked dealers to approach online reviews from a different angle. The chief operating officer and founder of Potratz Partners […] [Read More]

More than 40 dealerships from across the country have been named recipients of the Women’s Choice Award, presented by WomenCertified. The dealerships earned the award via customer surveys done by the company, which showed that nine out of 10 of the dealerships’ female customers would highly recommend them to family and friends for their levels […] [Read More]

Used-vehicle prices at auction are continuing their spring decline this month, falling by an average of 1.5 percent during the first few weeks of May. In his latest blog post, NADA Used Car Guide’s Jonathan Banks wrote, “With market fundamentals remaining relatively stable and late-model auction supply only 1 percent higher on a year-to-date basis, […] [Read More]

Though not without recent bumps in the road, if there’s any question as to how the overall used-vehicle sales picture is looking this year, data from CNW Research provided to Auto Remarketing may provide the answer. It has been more than a decade since year-to-date used-vehicle sales at April’s end have been as high as […] [Read More]

Moves by the federal government greatly swayed what happened in the dealership F&I office during the first half of the year. Whether it was how delayed tax returns slowed refunds getting into consumers’ accounts or regulators intensifying their focus on how auto financing is completed, developments out of Washington, D.C., dominated industry conferences, store management […] [Read More]

As car dealers realize they need to expand their “net” to acquire cars, many recognize the typical used-vehicle manager isn’t fully up to the task. I’m not talking about the manager’s ability or skill, although that can often be an impediment as online sources play a larger role in a used-vehicle department’s acquisition. The bigger […] [Read More]