DataScan Field Services revealed this week that Toronto-based Clubb Finance Corp. has chosen the company to supply Canadian dealer networks with floor plan verification services. Explaining the services of CFC, officials noted that company serves as a short-term floor plan lender for franchised dealers, brokers and wholesalers. Per CFC DataScan’s client base, dealers utilizing CFC […] [Read More]

Opinions gathered through KPMG’s 12th annual global automotive survey should be welcome news for the Big 3. Following years of economic uncertainty and industry restructuring, the survey showed global auto executives expect domestic automakers to increase market share during the next five years. What prompted that sentiment? Survey participants said domestic OEM growth will be spurred […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, Cars.com revealed the list of six vehicle contenders that will vie for its “Best of 2011” honor next week at an awards gala held during the Detroit Auto Show. The nominated models include the 2011 BMW 5 Series, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Honda Odyssey, 2011 Kia Optima and 2011 Nissan […] [Read More]

Toyota scored a major legal victory this week when an arbitrator upheld the automaker’s claims against a former in-house attorney while also dismissing the man’s remaining claims against the car company. The arbitrator also issued a permanent injunction against Dimitrios Biller — the ex-employee involved in the case —and ordered that he pay damages totaling $2.6 […] [Read More]

Better than nine out of 10 dealers said their market share climbed in 2010, according to a recent survey from AutoUSA. Interestingly enough, only a little more than 28 percent of dealers surveyed said the used-vehicle sales department was the strongest part of their business, while more than two-fifths (41.8 percent) said the new-car sales department […] [Read More]

Hertz Corp. recently expanded its partnership with the Allied Business Network to boost its Rent2Buy, an online used-vehicle sales program. The revamped partnership means ABN members, which include businesses, entrepreneurs and small business owners, can obtain a $100 discount on their vehicle purchased through Hertz Rent2Buy. As some may know, Hertz Rent2Buy works like this. A shopper […] [Read More]

Kia Motors America has teamed up with OneCommand to roll out a new service reminder program to help its dealer body bolster customer loyalty and service retention, while also trimming marketing costs. The Kia Owner Retention Experience — which is run by OneCommand and includes important aspects of the Kia Customer 360-degree Service Experience — can […] [Read More]

Seen by company executives as a way to promote all extended-range electric vehicles, Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced Thursday that it will be the first to offer the Chevrolet Volt for daily and weekly rentals. The availability is expected later this month. Officials indicated the Volt will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing reached out to five industry analysts Wednesday to obtain their perspectives on how used-vehicles sales might behave in 2011. Each one pointed toward  toward positive gains in the industry stemming from factors such as a slowing improving economy, thawing credit availability, pent-up demand and new-vehicle sales on the move upward, too. Art Spinella, president […] [Read More]

In completing its 2011 Car Brand Perception Survey, Consumer Reports discovered that two automakers tied in a statistical dead heat for the top spot with consumers. The publication revealed that a domestic almost knocked Toyota off its pedestal from the top of the rankings. [Read More]