The best-ever month for certified pre-owned sales capping the best-ever quarter in the CPO market. A slew of brands achieving their best certified sales in history. Sound familiar? It should. [Read More]

Dealers have a new tool when it comes to ensuring customers’ confidence, as two industry leaders announce their partnership.   On Monday, DealerRater announced a partnership with vAuto to integrate its car dealer reviews into vAuto Genius Labs’ vehicle validation tool AutoVisor.   The move brings in more than 1 million car dealer reviews into […] [Read More]

In a recent story for Auto Remarketing, Megan Barto of Ciocca Honda talked about the mix of social media the dealership uses to connect with consumers. She noted that when it comes to direct return on investment, Twitter might be the most effective of the social tools her store employs. So what's the best way […] [Read More]

Manheim economist Tom Webb said it’s “quite easy and quite logical to assume” that used-vehicle retail sales will hit an all-time high before 2015. Webb backed up his projection by highlighting how used-vehicle retail sales during the first quarter of 2013 moved 12 percent higher year-over-year against some headwinds that are slowing other industries. According […] [Read More]

On the same day the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association revealed its plans for a Health Insurance Exchange for its members, the association also announced Friday that ShipCarsNow has re-signed as a National Member Benefit Partner with NIADA. This move was designed to give independent dealers easy access to affordable auto transport, officials said.   [Read More]

The Women-Drivers.com team has the pleasure of meeting various leaders within the ever-expanding and exciting automobile industry. We discovered three companies, AutoRef.com, BankHunter.com and ClearMechanic.com, which offer unique and innovative technological contributions in sales, finance and the service phase of a dealership’s business. [Read More]

Payment services for salvage buyers on the go got a boost late last week, with an announcement from Insurance Auto Auctions. On the heels of IAA’s successful launch of I-Pay for Apple, the company on Friday announced its launch of I-Pay through the IAA Buyer App for Android.    “We have kept our promise of […] [Read More]

More than a half-million dollars will be at work within North Texas communities over the next year, as the Ford Motor Company Fund partners with local dealers to address three areas of citizen concern. On Friday, the fund announced its investment of $550,000 in North Texas community programs and nonprofits during the next 12 months, […] [Read More]

OCALA, Fla. — In keeping with its goal of providing professional certification and compliance training documents to the collateral recovery and lending industries, Recovery Industry Service Co., has been working with the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers to provide these services to BHPH dealers. Company officials intend to offer crucial repossession training and compliance […] [Read More]

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Officials from cuautocoupon — a company aimed at driving organic auto loan growth for credit unions while fostering stronger relationships with dealerships — recently announced the signing of three new California credit unions. The company's growing network in the Golden State now includes 11 credit unions and an estimated 700,000 members statewide. […] [Read More]