Arriving soon after hiring its new chief executive officer and rolling out a solution in collaboration with industry partner 700 Credit, ComplyNet continued its momentum last week, announcing that it’s now the preferred partner of compliance and risk mitigation solutions for the Kentucky Automobile Dealers Association (KADA) ComplyNet will bring its 28 years of automotive-exclusive […] [Read More]

Contract holders in your portfolio who prefer to make their monthly payment in person with cash at a physical location now have more options thanks to the latest development from PayNearMe. The payments platform announced last week that Walgreens has joined the PayNearMe retail network, which enables PayNearMe clients’ customers to facilitate cash payments at […] [Read More]

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) and Santander Consumer USA are looking to make the vehicle-buying experience “fast, fair and fun.” To achieve that goal, the automaker and finance company announced a new partnership to provide customer and dealer financing programs. “Our experience creating and managing relationships, supporting dealer success and delivering industry-leading platforms, programs and […] [Read More]

J.D. Power wants a vehicle shopper to do more on the dealership’s website or the automaker’s online presence than just peruse through a vehicle’s photo gallery or review the model’s technology specifications. Last week, J.D. Power rolled out what the data analytics and consumer intelligence provider is calling Shop With Ease, which is designed to […] [Read More]

Solera Holdings specializes in providing services across the vehicle lifecycle management spectrum. At the NADA Show last week, the company announced its launch into one of the most important pieces of that process with the debut of Solera Auto Finance. This new service will provide franchised and independent dealers with access to “captive-like” financing solutions […] [Read More]

Longtime auto industry analyst Jesse Toprak, whose background includes time with Edmunds, TrueCar and Cars.com, is now the chief analyst at Autonomy, the electric vehicle subscription platform from Scott Painter and Georg Bauer. Toprak was most recently the chief executive officer of CarHub. His auto analyst roles included being the chief analyst at Cars.com, the […] [Read More]

The ServNet auction group has a new executive director. Officially taking on that post is Chris Angelicchio, whose background in the industry goes back 20 years and whose family has been in the auto auction business for generations. Angelicchio’s auction career dates back to 2002, when he joined his family’s Pittsburgh Independent Auto Auction in […] [Read More]

Volvo Cars Mall of Georgia is a little over four years old, and the store’s team has had a focus on certified pre-owned sales since its opening. The work paid off:  the store is excelling at CPO.  Volvo Cars Mall of Georgia sold 662 certified pre-owned Volvos in 2021, making the dealership the No. 1 […] [Read More]

Ahead of NADA Show 2022, industry leaders and analysts were already discussing the topics that will be covered at the event, such as used-vehicle inventory and prices, as well as new ways dealers are acquiring the quality used vehicles necessary to fill their lots and satisfy their customers.  As for used-vehicle sourcing, dealers have been […] [Read More]

During the group’s NADA Show event in Las Vegas, North Carolina dealer Mike Alford will become the 2022 chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association.  Alford, who is the dealer principal at Marine Chevrolet in Jacksonville as well as Trent Buick Trent Buick GMC and Trent Cadillac in New Bern, will be the second NADA […] [Read More]