Dealer eProcess said that understanding how to leverage credit prequalification is crucial for maximizing your dealership’s success. So the comprehensive website and digital marketing solution recruited CreditMiner vice president of strategic partnerships Ken Luna to host an education webinar about that specific topic. During the session scheduled for 1 p.m. (ET) on Nov. 16, Luna […] [Read More]

Six-time NBA champion, meet SIXT. Purple-and-gold, meet orange-and-black. The global premium mobility service provider announced three-year sponsorship deals with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles on Thursday, marking SIXT’s first partnerships with professional sports teams in the U.S. The sponsorships of the Bulls (which won six NBA titles from 1991-1998) and the Lakers (which have […] [Read More]

Konect.ai announced on Thursday that it has secured a $5.5 million seed investment from Silverton Partners, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. The SaaS company offering conversational AI technology for the automotive retail industry said this investment will fuel Konect.ai’s mission to “transform” the way dealerships and auto tech companies engage with their […] [Read More]

Year-to-date certified pre-owned sales crossed the 2 million-unit threshold in September and are up nearly 9% through three quarters of 2023, according to preliminary estimates from Motor Intelligence provided to Auto Remarketing. Based on data gathered from automakers and projected sales, the firm estimated Thursday there were ... [Read More]

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The agencies urging reversal of a district court decision that said they say overlooked the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s requirement to delete information disputed by a consumer that […] [Read More]

The Canadian wholesale auto market saw prices continue to drop slowly but surely last week. Overall, prices declined by 0.30%, according to the latest report from Canadian Black Book. Trucks and cars were pretty balanced in terms of price movement, with cars dropping by 0.23% and trucks/SUVs falling by 0.37%, the CBB data shows. Only […] [Read More]

The Jonas Brothers’ are celebrating their new album by giving Canadians the chance to get the keys to their new car handed directly from one of the brothers. As the North American leg of their world tour kicks off, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas are helping list cars on peer-to-peer online sharing marketplace Turo in […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association has selected some of the country’s top buy-here, pay-here dealers as moderators for the dealer roundtables at the upcoming NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum. The association said the moderators will include: —Dan Francis of Andrews Auto Sales in Evansville, Ind. —Ben Libby of Highway Motors in Chico, Calif. —Tracy Myers […] [Read More]

The American Recovery Association is deep into its planning for the 2024 North American Repossessors Summit, which is scheduled for April 11-12 in Orlando, Fla. Through Halloween, ARA is accepting nominations for nine awards that will be given during NARS. The accolades include: —Agent of the Year —Service Representative of the Year —Agency Owner of […] [Read More]

The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and CybSafe released new research this week examining key cybersecurity behaviors, attitudes and trends as the organizations mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Polling more than 6,000 individuals across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France and New Zealand, researchers found the survey findings highlighted a shift in how Americans view […] [Read More]