Manheim and J.D. Byrider kicked off a training series this week that is designed to teach J.D. Byrider’s network of buy-here, pay-here franchises about best practices in the auction marketplace. [Read More]

vAuto’s Dale Pollak is leading a free online workshop next week that can help dealers locate the vehicles they need in their inventory and do so at the best price. Dealers, general managers and used-car managers are invited to attend Engineered Inventory Presented by Dale Pollak, which is being held from noon EST to 1 […] [Read More]

Ford isn’t waiting until 2014 to include a rear-mounted camera system on all models as proposed recently by leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The automaker recently said its Rear View Camera System will be available on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models by the end of […] [Read More]

Cars.com gained the assistance of Joey Lawrence, star of ABC Family’s Melissa and Joey, and his family to help determine what they think is the best crossover vehicle that costs less than $30,000. Nine models are in the running to be the winner of the “Family Crossover Shootout,” a campaign that also involves USA Today […] [Read More]

For most of the year, OneCommand provides phone technology that can help dealers enhance business opportunities. But as the holidays approach, the company again is assisting another well-known client — Santa Claus. For the fifth year in a row, OneCommand is joining forces with Cincinnati Bell to power the free Santa Calls program. The initiative allows […] [Read More]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Automotive lending activity might be gaining some momentum — especially in the non-prime and subprime spaces — based on the latest data available from Experian Automotive. For both new- and used-vehicle contracts, Experian found loans to non-prime and subprime customers increased by healthy margins during the third quarter as compared to the same period in 2009. For used units, […] [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The string of jumps in the average interest rate on new-car loans at auto finance companies continued for the fourth month in October, according to the Federal Reserve. Officials discovered the October average jumped to 4.52 percent, the highest point it has been since February. The average rate has steadily climbed since July when […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When it comes to new-vehicle sales, subprime borrowers made up a smaller percentage of these sales in November than the rest of the year, according to Edmunds.com. The percentage of new cars financed at a subprime rate, which the site defines as loans at or above 10 percent APR, dropped to 5.6 […] [Read More]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — StopCurbstoning.com recently analyzed the financial impact of curbstoning, using a California case as an example. The California DMV recently concluded an investigation into this type of illegal vehicle selling which led to a felony arrest on 12 counts of perjury and filing false documentation. StopCurbstoning.com discovered that in the cities where the curbstoner […] [Read More]

In what one particular analyst is dubbing a tremendous comeback story, independent dealers — the “Star of 2010" — are likely to see their full-year used-vehicle sales climb by about 12 percent, according to CNW Research. [Read More]