The CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program recently announced the addition of seven new dealers to its program. The dealers are located in six different states across the country and have already begun selling CarMark vehicles, according to Bill Zadeits, manager of POADA, which owns the CarMark Certified program.   The seven new CarMark dealerships are: •   […] [Read More]

Regional third-party vehicle sale website KSL Cars announced Wednesday that advertising dealerships can now use online chat features  to connect with potential buyers. The Utah-based company has added Contact at Once live chat capabilities in the site’s automotive ads. KSL Cars will bundle Contact At Once in its auto dealer packages, officials noted. [Read More]

The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario is alerting Ontario’s used-car dealers to the changes in the Drive Clean Program set to go into effect in the new year. In the latest UCDA Front Line newsletter, the association highlights the changes which deal mostly with the On-Board Diagnostics test procedures, among other areas. And the […] [Read More]

DealerRater revealed this week it has launched a new tool in the Canadian market to help dealers monitor and improve their online reputation. The new 360Certified is the premium level of the company’s  Certified Dealer Program, which offers dealerships an online reputation and social monitoring platform. This new offering was launched in the U.S. this […] [Read More]

In the days leading up to the new year, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants looked back at some of its predictions made in early 2012 to gauge which of their claims and expectations manifested in the market. From the large pickup truck market to the popularity of diesel vehicles, company president Dennis DesRosiers took a look at […] [Read More]

Reports have surfaced indicating that General Motors has temporarily idled its Chevrolet Malibu plant in Fairfax, Kan.   And this is good news for the automaker when it comes to residual values, says ALG’s Eric Lyman. It won’t just be the Malibu’s values that benefit, either, said the firm’s vice president of partner development and […] [Read More]

Activity at Swapalease.com and findings from a recent GfK Automotive study showed that the appeal of luxury models isn’t carrying the same weight as it did in the past. Where are consumers migrating if they’re not leasing a luxury model? At Swaplease this month, they’re moving toward assumptions of smaller and eco-friendly vehicles. These website […] [Read More]

There’s no arguing it: Thanks to mobile devices, consumers are always connected to the Internet—and the constant stream of information that comes with it. I spoke about this topic at the DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas, and in this six-part blog series, I’ll recap the highlights. Part I: The new-car shopper Part I begins […] [Read More]

Manheim met with 30 independent auctions last month during the National Remarketing Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., to discuss some of the changing dynamics of the business, including recently released industry tools. In discussing one of those solutions, the new AutoIMS Hub from Auto Auction Services Corp., the group came to a “universal consensus” that quick […] [Read More]

vAuto announced plans Tuesday to release a new solution that the company contends will help dealers tell every car’s “story.” AutoVisor — the second product offering in the new vAuto Genius Labs line — is set to debut at the National Automobile Dealers Association conference in February. [Read More]