Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} ATLANTA — Dealers who use AutoTrader.com to push their vehicles online now can […] [Read More]

The decline in used-vehicle prices in June isn’t just a blip on the radar. Next month will likely show used prices dropping yet again, according to NADA Used Car Guide. In fact, all used segments are projected to see price declines during the next few months due to moderate seasonal demand, said NADA UCG senior […] [Read More]

Many dealers correctly recognize the need to keep more trade-ins to feed their used-vehicle inventories. This trend raises an age-old tension at many dealerships: The new-vehicle department typically wants to set the highest trade-in value possible to satisfy the customer and close a deal. The used-vehicle department prefers low-balling trade-in values to maximize the retail […] [Read More]

After declaring bankruptcy earlier this year, the latest chapter in Saab’s saga has the brand apparently delving heavily into the electric vehicle market in the coming years. And after ALG reported earlier this year that the nameplate had been “stripped” of most of its value as the automaker fought to stay in business, this shift […] [Read More]

In its most recent daily NADA Headlines report, the National Automobile Dealers Association shared news detailing its board’s appointees for future leadership of the organization. More specifically, the report indicates that current NADA vice chairman David Westcott of Burlington, N.C., has been nominated to take on the association’s chairmanship for 2013. He is the president […] [Read More]

It was announced Thursday that AutoTrader.com has chosen a preferred direct lender for the site, one that the company contends will  provide shoppers interested in a direct lending option with “a seamless way to access financing.” Tapped for the role is online auto lender RoadLoans.com —  owned by automotive finance company Santander Consumer USA Inc. [Read More]

Charleston Auto Auction, home to the nation’s first Certified Automotive Remarketer, has just announced that two additional management staff members have earned the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance certification. Joining the graduates of the IARA Certified Automotive Remarketer program are general manager Laura Taylor and assistant general manager Bill McCready. They follow the lead of Chris […] [Read More]

Kia Motors America on Thursday announced the appointments of three leaders to executive vice president positions. KMA President and chief executive officer Byung Mo Ahn said that receiving the promotions were Tom Loveless, Michael Sprague and John Yoon. The automaker went on to stress the impact each has had in their respective areas of management […] [Read More]

HOUSTON — Positioned as a way for franchised or new independent dealers to learn about the market, the National Alliance of Buy-Here Pay-Here Dealers plans to hold a BHPH boot camp in Monroe, N.C., a suburb of Charlotte, on Aug. 18 and 19. NABD officials highlighted the boot camp will provide hands-on training for attendees […] [Read More]

ATLANTA and DALLAS — It was announced Thursday that AutoTrader.com has chosen a preferred direct lender for the site, one that the company contends will provide shoppers interested in a direct lending option with "a seamless way to access financing." Tapped for the role is online auto lender RoadLoans.com — owned by automotive finance company […] [Read More]