OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — To begin 2013, NCM Associates is expanding its educational programming focusing on special finance through an alliance forged with Greg Goebel Consulting and Training. Officials explained Goebel's training program is designed specifically for NCM's franchised dealer clients who offer special financing options to their customers. Goebel is including a custom inventory […] [Read More]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — With auto lending increasing to subprime customers, the latest RDN Monthly Analytics Update showed October recovery volumes increased 7 percentage points from September levels, marking the second consecutive month-over-month jump. Furthermore, the October reading came in 5 points above year-ago levels. RDN indicated October recovery orders ticked 1 percentage point from […] [Read More]

With auto lending increasing to subprime customers, the latest RDN Monthly Analytics Update showed October recovery volumes increased 7 percentage points from September levels, marking the second consecutive month-over-month jump. Furthermore, the October reading came in 5 points above year-ago levels. RDN indicated October recovery orders ticked 1 percentage point from the previous month but  […] [Read More]

With results that prompted orchestrators to classify the auto industry as “notably lagging other sectors in the eyes of the consumer,” a new global survey by Accenture showed potential buyers are bouncing from site to site and turning to a variety of online and offline services to help them decide on which vehicle to purchase. […] [Read More]

NADA Used Car Guide is joining forces with Auto Remarketing to offer a free webinar on how to best use a dealership’s data to improve a store’s effectiveness and profitability. Director of dealer services Stu Zalud plans to share strategy with dealer principals and store managers about how to protect and leverage the data they […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive recently announced it has acquired another East Coast store — a dealership the company expects to generate $70 million in estimated annual revenues. The company has added Rivertown Ford in Columbus, Ga., to its group of dealerships. "I am delighted to strengthen our relationship with Ford Motor Company and expand our existing […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing learned this morning that Auto Auction Services Corp. president and chief executive officer Don Meadows has passed away. Meadows, who was one of the original founders of AutoIMS, died Monday morning. A statement from AASC was released today with the news of his passing. “An exemplary family man and charismatic leader, Don’s legacy […] [Read More]

Used highline units remain hard to find this season, and a few certified pre-owned vehicles as well as rides from import automakers are proving scarce, as well. These were just some of the findings that popped up in the latest installment of vehicle scarcity data that is provided monthly to Auto Remarketing by AutoTrader.com. The […] [Read More]

It seems spring is coming early in the lanes, and  wholesale prices are not in line with the season, says Black Book’s Ricky Beggs. In fact, last week 31 percent of the segments tracked by Black Book saw positive price adjustments (to the previously published value) in each of the past three weeks “This level […] [Read More]

Ford announced a corrective action Monday to address potential engine overheating that could result in engine fires in SE and SEL models of the 2013 Escape and Fusion models equipped with 1.6-liter engines. The vehicles were subjects of a voluntary safety recall revealed Nov. 30. Officials explained that an intensive, cross-discipline engineering team at Ford […] [Read More]