Based on the perspectives of new-vehicle shoppers surveyed late last year, the car brands whose websites are most useful during the shopping process are a pair of Japanese brands from the same manufacturer. Releasing its 2012 Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study — Wave 1 on Wednesday, J.D. Power and Associates found that Acura, followed by Honda, […] [Read More]

AR: Tell us a little about growing up. Chicago is where you live now and also where you grew up. [Read More]

Following a record-breaking week of wholesale value adjustments, the third week of 2012 was significantly milder and auctions actually experienced a "little lull” in activity, according to Black Book managing editor Ricky Beggs. [Read More]

In the next group of nominee profiles related to the TIME Dealer of the Year Award, these store executives all knew in college they wanted to get into the car business. A pair even went through law school first before venturing into the dealer world. The awards program, which is produced in cooperation with the […] [Read More]

When it comes to consumer perception, the top of the leaderboard for car brands has remained stable, but with the “perennial leaders” seeing significant swoons, other brands are closing the gap, according to Consumer Reports. The publication released the results of its 2012 Car-Brand Perception Survey on Tuesday and revealed that Toyota was tops yet […] [Read More]

ASEDA Fleet has partnered with AutoNation to offer affordably priced new and used vehicles for members of Native American and Alaska Native Tribes. The program, which can be accessed online, started Tuesday in California, Alaska and Florida. Through this joint effort, officials explained accredited tribal members will be able to search online for new or […] [Read More]

A pair of domestic badges helped to push new-vehicle registrations up by 12 percent last year, according to an analysis by Edmunds.com. The site’s research found that the growth was paced by a Detroit “renaissance” with some of the biggest increases coming from Jeep and Chrysler, whose registrations grew 55 percent and 48 percent respectively […] [Read More]

Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. tallied up the sales and attendance figures from the 41st annual Arizona Auction at West World of Scottsdale that finished up Sunday and arrived at several record-setting figures. Along with more than $92 million in gross sales of rare, high-end collectible vehicles, exotics, customs, classics, hot rods and resto-mods, the event drew […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Nearly two years after first delving deeper into the industry with a new weekly e-newsletter, Cherokee Automotive Group is rebranding its repossession and recovery media property with an eye on broadening its audience online and through industry conferences. CAG's revamped media property is now called Re3 — Repossession, Recovery, Remarketing, stemming from […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com revisited a discussion this week that's been on the radar of finance associations, lenders and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — how members of the U.S. military are particularly vulnerable to deceptive practices by unscrupulous dealer salespeople. The site believes because service members are trained to respect authoritative figures […] [Read More]