This week, Experian Automotive chose to extend its relationship with the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association by sponsoring its National Member Benefit Program. As a sponsor of the program, officials highlighted that  Experian Automotive provides NIADA members with access to insight that can enable them to better understand the market, the vehicles and consumers. “Interpreting […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is set to cap Wednesday’s action at the NIADA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas with its annual National Leadership Awards Banquet, after a full day of sessions touching on a wide array of dealer-focused topics. The afternoon breakout sessions — which follow the “Working Together … Leveling the […] [Read More]

There are more than 3,000 miles and almost an entire continent between David Wilson Automotive Group in Orange, Calif., and AutoFair Automotive Group in Manchester, N.H. But one thing these two dealership groups — and 123 others scattered from Honolulu to Horsham, Pa. — have in common is their membership in “The Top 125 Used-Car […] [Read More]

As the economy recovers somewhat from the doldrums of 2008 and 2009, a recent study from IBISWorld contends that the global auto sales industry is expected to enjoy a slight revenue climb in the next few years. But this rise may be hindered by struggling European economies, the study contends. Industry revenue is expected to […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, Manheim selected a market vice president to oversee the Mid-Atlantic region. Filling this role and taking responsibility for leading business strategy and operations at the Manheim Baltimore-Washington, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, New Jersey and Philadelphia locations is Dianne Earley, who is coming over to Manheim from Cox Communications. With that division, Earley held several senior […] [Read More]

As the National Automobile Dealers Association issued two new bulletins geared to help store staff respond to consumer questions on safety and fuel economy, it also shared news of the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement of an enforcement action against and a proposed settlement agreement with a Georgia franchised dealer. According to FTC officials, Franklin’s Budget […] [Read More]

Kelley Blue Book has rolled out what it is calling a revamped “app-like mobile website” for Kbb.com that not only provides smartphone users with KBB Values, but several new features for car-shopping research, as well. The goal for the revamped site is to give mobile shoppers “an intuitive path to seamlessly help them through the […] [Read More]

Total Car Score on Tuesday announced its Top Scoring Manufacturers of 2012 and the numbers are close, with less than three points separating the first and tenth-ranked OEMs. The listing of the top manufacturer brands focuses on the strength of their overall product range. Topping the list is Infiniti, with seven models averaging a Total […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — With the industry recovery fueled in part by loosening credit for subprime buyers, Edmunds.com want to find out which vehicles are being purchased most often by consumers with less than perfect credit. Three models from one domestic automaker and two others from a Japanese OEM made up half of the list […] [Read More]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — J.D. Power and Associates discovered the level of new-vehicle contracts lasting 72 months or longer softened a bit last month, but the penetration still landed higher than May of last year. According to J.D. Power's May Industry Health Review, the penetration of 72-month financing terms came in at 27.9 percent, which […] [Read More]