Dealers and consumers know the value of a thorough used-vehicle inspection, especially when buying online. Now, a division of DataScan Field Services expands inspections to include older-model cars. Offered by InspectMyRide, a division of automotive inspection company DataScan Field Services, the new Basic Verification service can help buyers make a more informed decision. While Basic […] [Read More]

Have you ever wondered what Canada’s favorite car is? According to owner reviews from AutoTrader.ca, the Ford Fusion "gets the nod' as the highest rated vehicle by Canadian owners. The site came to this consensus after taking into consideration more than 22,000 reviews from actual owners. With this announcement, the site is debuting the results […] [Read More]

April is underway and the 2013 Auto Remarketing Canada conference, presented by CarProof, is less than three weeks away.  Conference organizers expect record-breaking attendance, with more than 450 industry personnel already registered. And at least 50 percent of these attendees are dealers. Click here to see the pre-show attendee list, updated daily. Speakers, attendees, exhibitors […] [Read More]

In March, Volkswagen wrapped up its best-ever first-quarter performance in the certified pre-owned market with its strongest month of all-time. Hyundai also celebrated its best month ever, moving 6,715 CPO units. UPDATE: Mazda achieved its best CPO month ever, as well, moving 3,390 units for close to a 56-percent year-over-year improvement. This pushed year-to-date sales […] [Read More]

With the arrival of April and the warmer weather that comes with it, it is time to take a look back at the first quarter of 2013. The beginning of the new year brought some new developments within the auction lanes. Black Book’s Ricky Beggs offers up some of the industry’s “biggest surprises” in wholesale […] [Read More]

We use them to set appointments at the doctor’s office or the mechanic, while simultaneously searching for everything from recipes to reviews; not to mention the constant thumb-swipe shopping, “iTuning” and “Facebooking.” The smartphone: often described as the Swiss Army knife of the modern world. [Read More]

CNW Research’s used-vehicle sales projection came to fruition as analysts determined the industry produced its best March since 2002 — thanks in part to activity associated with older vehicles and younger buyers. Used sales surpassed 3 million in March, creating an 11-percent year-over-year lift. The total came in at just above 3 million, up from […] [Read More]

Dealertrack Technologies announced this week that the company has completed its acquisition of Casey & Casey NPS, which does business as Auto Title Express. In a move first revealed on Feb. 25, the company recapped that this acquisition gives Dealertrack what company officials indicated is Louisiana’s first electronic public license tag agency and the largest […] [Read More]

Automotive technology firm PureCars has announced the name of its new director of recruiting. Reporting high growth over the past quarter which is expected to continue — resulting in a need for new hires — PureCars has announced Katerina White for the position.  “White has proven herself an extraordinary recruiter,” said David Dingee, director of national […] [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While bank card delinquencies fell to levels not seen since the third quarter of 1994, the American Bankers Association's latest Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed mixed movements in the auto finance space. ABA found that fourth quarter delinquencies connected with indirect auto loans — contracts originated at dealerships — fell from 2.08 […] [Read More]