On the heels of the federal government announcing its 2017—2025 fuel-economy proposal last week, the National Automobile Dealers Association is reminding dealerships to pick up their copy of the 2012 Fuel Economy Guide, which was recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Included in the guide are detailed fuel-economy […] [Read More]

The Hudson Cook law firm revealed recently it has a new partner to establish its Cleveland office, hiring an attorney who previously served as counsel for Chrysler Financial. Joining the firm is Angela Maynard Shovein, whose practice will focus on federal and state consumer financial service laws. Officials noted that Maynard most recently was counsel […] [Read More]

Chrysler Group, the Chrysler Foundation and the UAW all joined forces to make sure this week’s Thanksgiving holiday is better one for hungry people throughout the Midwest and the nation’s capital. Late last week, a caravan of Chrysler vehicles filled with food donated by hundreds of employees departed the company’s headquarters for Lighthouse of Oakland […] [Read More]

DealerRater — a website designed to connect dealers and consumers — revealed earlier this week that it has rolled out a site specifically tailored for the Canadian market. The portal lets Canadian car shoppers search for dealers in Canada as well as read or post store reviews, giving dealerships a “simple and effective conduit to […] [Read More]

In the latest reading of the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, wholesale value conditions in Canada appeared to be fairly static during October. Specifically, ADESA’s data — powered by ALG Canada — indicates that October’s index showed a 0.1-percentage-point hike on a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis. Officials noted that on average, wholesale prices were […] [Read More]

Pushed by the Canadian dollar hitting its weakest level against the U.S. dollar in more than a year and gas prices reaching a seven-month low, wholesale values in Canada moved upward in October on both a year-over-year and month-over-month basis, according to the RVI Group. The RVI Used Car Price Index for Canada last month […] [Read More]

Though the low auction volumes and economic backdrop certainly played a big role in the discussions at the National Remarketing Conference, the larger picture taking shape at this year’s event is an industry that is stronger, more nimble and tackling the challenges with enthusiasm and creativity. [Read More]

In a special ceremony Thursday, nine of this year’s 10-member Women in Remarketing class were on hand to accept their awards. Allison Weller, of RemarketingEdge, which sponsored the ceremony, spent some time asking these women to share some of their secrets. [Read More]

Auto Remarketing’s Used Car Week officially concludes today with a series of concurrent workshops. [Read More]

After an October that saw sales soar, bringing the SAAR over 13 million, the industry is expected to keep picking up steam, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Per the company’s monthly sales forecast, this month’s total light-vehicle sales are expected to come in at 975,600 units, marking an 8-percent climb year-over-year. That said, fleet […] [Read More]