Sharing what Black Book editors observed for themselves in the lanes or what the commentary survey personnel reported back to the home office, Ricky Beggs indicated that dealer sentiment is becoming more consistent about how wholesale conditions are nowadays. In his latest video blog, “Beggs on the Used Car Market,” the Black Book managing editor […] [Read More]

A digital marketing package discounted at 40 percent is the just-announced June member deal from Dealers United. The package partnership, including search-engine marketing and pay-per-click advertising, is from Haystak Digital Marketing. Based on the negotiated terms, Dealers United reports that its members can save more than 40 percent on the package over regular pricing. Haystak […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive — which made it into Auto Remarketing’s "Top 125 Used-Car Dealer Groups" feature that can be found in the June 15  issue  — said Monday it has made another acquisition in the Sunshine State. Three weeks after revealing the purchase of two stores in the Panama City, Fla., market,  Group 1 announced […] [Read More]

Following the first year-over-year decline in certified pre-owned sales in six months, the market got right back on the upswing in May. CPO sales last month jumped more than 8 percent year-over-year and bested April’s total by 9.7 percent, according to Autodata Corp., which said dealers moved 156,997 certified vehicles in May. [Read More]

With its latest acquisition, American Auto Auction Group  has expanded its number of auction operations to 20. Extending its presence into the Upper Midwest, AAAG’s recent addition is Badger State Auto Auction in Fond du Lac, Wis., which officially became a group member on Friday. Keith Lelux, AAAG founder and chief operating officer, said: “We […] [Read More]

As the American International Automobile Dealers Association released figures that show import sales surging  this past month, one dealership chain’s sales results echos this trend. AutoNation — which made it into Auto Remarketing’s "Top 125 Used-Car Dealer Groups" feature which can be found in the June 15  issue  — revealed Monday that new import sales […] [Read More]

One Arizona dealership is apparently seeing big results from implementing DealerRater’s Certified Dealer Program, noting that it has helped boost sales by 20 to 25 percent. The program, which offers a suite of online review-gathering and leveraging tools for car dealerships, was utilized by Scottsdale, Ariz., dealership Certified Benz and Beemer, and the store noted […] [Read More]

Automotive marketing company Digital Air Strike recently revealed it has developed a program to help dealers adapt to the latest shifts in Google’s business advertising landscape. In an effort to help dealers adapt to the migration from Google Places business pages to the new Google+ Local pages, the company will be holding Webinars on the […] [Read More]

Marketing company DMEautomotive has released a new call management solution for dealers it contends spans the “gamut” of contact management needs. MasterCall, an  inbound/outbound call management solution, is designed to “solve a critical gap in customer relationship management that costs dealerships hundreds of thousands of dollars per year: missed and mishandled sales and service calls,” […] [Read More]

Dealerships have a new tool available to analyze their online efforts. Automotive online marketing company Automotive Internet Media has announced the launch of its all-in-one package for dealers’ digital and interactive marketing. The company, which offers services in more than 10 marketing communication disciplines across numerous strategic platforms, reports it has developed a full-service package […] [Read More]