The Skip-Tracers National Certification Program, rolled out earlier this year by veteran Alex Price, has been named one of the top training programs in the country by an industry website. Officials from PINow.com tapped Price’s program as one of the top 25 available nationwide. Price took nearly 30 years of industry experience and created an […] [Read More]

Recovery Database Network’s May Analytics Update showed both recovery volume and orders increased month-over-month. Analysts indicated May recovery volumes increased 2 percentage points from April as the index reading moved up to 51 from 49. They added May recovery orders increased 3 percentage points from the previous month, pushing the index figure up to 56 […] [Read More]

Automotive retail is a competitive business. Competition thrives between dealers, brands, suppliers, and manufacturers — driving us all to do better. As any dealer will tell you, to succeed in this industry you must have a competitive edge — and enjoy going head to head with your rivals. Competition undoubtedly makes us a healthier, sharper […] [Read More]

General Motors had its best month in almost four years, Chrysler had its strongest June in five years and Ford reported record sales for two of its models. What’s more, Toyota was up significantly from tsunami-impacted June 2011 as its U.S. dealers moved close to 178,000 new vehicles. These were just some of the highlights […] [Read More]

Auto dealers know that e-commerce offers big opportunities for boosting performance and profitability, but some, arguably, aren’t quite on the road to reach that destination and are missing out on potential growth. That’s the premise behind a new NCM Associates program geared for those dealers looking to boost their Internet and e-commerce sales and savvy, with […] [Read More]

As digital marketing avenues expand and the potential for dealers to have a further reach when it comes to consumers in other states and even other countries continues to grow, the following question arises: is it more profitable to advertise to the local community and  county or try and pull in customers from other markets? […] [Read More]

It was announced today that AutoShopper.com has partnered with online wholesale marketplace OVE.com in an effort to make it easier for the site’s dealers to promote their used cars to wholesale buyers on the auction platform. Dealers using AutoShopper.com’s AutoPilot dealer management tool now have the ability to push all inventory to the Manheim’s OVE.com. […] [Read More]

Being that Fourth of July falls in the middle of the work week this year, Black Book’s Ricky Beggs noticed how the schedule is forcing auctions to make adjustments as the wholesale market continues to behave in unusual ways. So Beggs began his latest edition of “Beggs on the Used Car Market,” by declaring, “Happy […] [Read More]

With the jury still out on whether used luxury prices will see a spike in the near future, spring wrapped up with consumers seemingly shifting their interest to this segment.  Kbb.com reported that for the second consecutive month, site traffic in the luxury segment increased. Kbb.com’s new M.I. Quick stats, which provide a snapshot of […] [Read More]

After rolling out its new Overdrive homepage advertising solution earlier this year, AutoTrader.com revealed some enhancements to the interactive tool it thinks will “increase exposure” of a dealer’s inventory online. The site has launched campaign-specific advertising solutions called “’Overdrive Dealer Solutions’ that complement OEM Overdrive advertising buys,” officials explained. [Read More]