SafePoint Dealer Services recently launched several new features designed to give dealerships control over communication with their customers while increasing monthly service revenue by 10-15% monthly. With newly enhanced GPS tracking and monitoring tools, alongside robust connected vehicle technology, Safepoint dealerships can take advantage of the following benefits: —A direct communication channel between the dealer […] [Read More]

The fall continues for wholesale vehicle values. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report for the week ending May 18 showed another decrease in Canadian wholesale prices, with an overall drop of 0.38%. Two segments fell more than 1% in value in a week — compact vans (down 1.26%) and sub-compact cars (down 1.19%) — […] [Read More]

Along with three other major findings, the second annual Lending Enablement Benchmark Report from Open Lending Corp. gave this bottom line. The near- and non-prime market share has reached a five-year low. Open Lending highlighted that in 2019, near- and non-prime consumers represented 20% of new, newly registered vehicles. By the end of 2023, researchers […] [Read More]

Nissan Canada has entered into a strategic partnership with Cricket Canada that makes Nissan the official automotive partner of the sport’s Canadian governing body and its men’s and women’s national teams. The organizations said the alliance “merges automotive innovation with Canadian sports excellence” and “aims to elevate Canadian cricket for fans across the country.” “Nissan […] [Read More]

In recent years, several automakers have expanded the age eligibility limits for vehicles in their respective certified pre-owned programs. And although there’s room for improvement, dealers are improving the customer experience in the service department. Both are good signs, given what S&P Global Mobility discovered about the average age of vehicles on the road. At 12.6 […] [Read More]

Rick Case Honda has reached an unprecedented milestone. The dealership in Davie, Fla., was presented with the Honda President’s Elite Award for the 16th consecutive year, the most ever for a volume Honda dealer. The award is based on the overall dealership performance, including volume, operational excellence, customer satisfaction and facility. President’s Award status is […] [Read More]

Kunes Auto & RV Group is going all in on vehicle service. The Wisconsin-based dealership group, which operates more than 45 locations in the Midwest, has joined other Wisconsin Ford dealers in contributing $1 million toward the training of future automotive technicians through the Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association Foundation. Kunes is an active […] [Read More]

Like they have in recent earnings reports, ACV Auctions leaders during the company’s first quarter 2024 earnings call on May 9 continued focusing the discussion on the topics of growth, innovation and scale. The company calls those topics its three “pillars” of strategy to maximize long-term shareholder value. Company leaders focused a great deal of their first quarter earnings call comments on ... [Read More]

Allied Finance Adjusters and Recovery Specialist Insurance Group (RSIG) are gearing up to host REPO 2024 from June 24-26 in Fort Worth, Texas. With a variety of sessions focused on compliance and other best practices, organizers also are planning an awards dinner and fundraiser for the Recovery Agents Benefit Fund (RABF). Among some of the […] [Read More]

Experian is aiming to provide simplification, scalability and automation through new enhancements to its cloud-based Experian Ascend Technology Platform. Experian unveiled these enhancements to more than 500 business leaders during its annual Vision conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., representing a significant evolution in streamlining business-to-business software solutions. Experian highlighted its platform now brings together software tools […] [Read More]