CarToBuy.com, a website that reviews each current model of new cars and trucks, recently added the ability for visitors to read and review dealership interactions. The site explained that visitors can enter their ZIP code and see dealers that are located close to them, and read the reviews to make sure the dealer offers “the […] [Read More]

A new buying guide is meant to help consumers choose a car with money in mind. zAutos last week introduced its online car-buying guide, 10 Simple Steps to Sanity, which outlines 10 critical points for consumers to consider when purchasing a vehicle. From formulating a budget to safety ratings to warranties, zAutos said the guide […] [Read More]

WACO, Texas — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chain J.D. Byrider recently revealed Waco, Texas-area consumers now have another option when in the market for a used car. The company announced it has opened a new location in the area, at 4824 W. Waco Drive — bringing J.D. Byrider’s rooftop count in the Lone Star State to […] [Read More]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In a year that left the company's leadership "very proud," America's Car-Mart increased both its net income and revenue double-digit percentages for fiscal 2012, while pushing retail sales up by more than 9 percent from the year-ago period. Specifically, the company pulled in $33 million of net income for the fiscal year […] [Read More]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — To help stores generate more quality finance leads and streamline online vehicle purchasing, DealerTrack recently introduced FinanceDriver, which the company is calling a "robust" Web-based financing service for dealer and third-party websites. FinanceDriver, which was previewed at this year's National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo, can allow stores to provide […] [Read More]

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Last week, cuautocoupon announced the signing of the first Florida credit union to its network. The company's first enrollee from the Sunshine State is Community First Credit Union of Jacksonville. Robert O'Hara, president of cuautocoupon, said, "Community First Credit Union is an important anchor for us in Florida as we expand our […] [Read More]

As summer gets underway and vacationers and road trippers hit the pavement, used-car shoppers seem to be shifting their interest from compacts and gas sippers to luxury vehicles and sports cars, according to kbb.com. [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association said two franchised dealers — one who already is a U.S. Representative — will testify at a congressional hearing today urging members of a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee to support a bill that would repeal a mandate that requires dealers to provide a rarely used booklet on insurance loss […] [Read More]

Only a month after incentives fell to what was the lowest level in nearly seven years,  Edmunds.com discovered that automakers raised incentives in May, and believes it could be a gradual rise going forward. According to Edmunds.com’s True Cost of Incentives, the industry spent $2,135 per vehicle in May, up 3.9 percent from April, and […] [Read More]

I was always taught that a dealer should never apologize for anything when it came to used vehicles. This meant that we would always spend the time and money to “go the extra mile” with the reconditioning of every used car at my family’s dealership. [Read More]