A dealership group in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region is turning to local car enthusiasts to help with one of the most pressing needs facing auto retailers today: finding employees, especially automotive technicians. Another in the western half of N.C. is moving to state’s biggest city and bringing more jobs along the way. Starting with […] [Read More]

NuVinAir is looking to make inroads within the rental car market with its newest product. The company that offers a suite of patented and proprietary products that safely can create healthy vehicle interiors, last week announced the upcoming launch of NuVinAir ReTurn, a product designed so rental car companies can more effectively preserve their fleet […] [Read More]

Autosled wants to make sure that truckload of vehicles set to be in your inventory makes its way to your dealership via the most efficient route possible. On Monday, the automotive digital retail logistics marketplace announced that it has released turn by turn GPS navigation for its mobile transporter application. The company explained the latest […] [Read More]

An independent dealership expert is gaining steam with his new consulting firm launched earlier this year. SmartGroups, which launched early this year by dealer educator Justin Osburn, already has multiple groups in place for small stores and for the nation’s largest independent dealers. The latest group, known as Poseidon, will hold its first meeting Oct. […] [Read More]

Principal Warranty Corp. recently added a new dealership client that knows luxury well. Now leveraging the provider’s products is Fletcher Jones, which has dealerships in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Illinois and is one of the national sales leaders among Audi and Mercedes-Benz retailers. “We looked at a number of different companies to partner with when […] [Read More]

What Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has been discussing for much of the year continues to come to fruition. Analysts said July remittance reports showed a second straight month of deteriorating credit performance and declining recovery rates across securitized prime and non-prime auto finance pools. According to its latest update, annualized net losses in [Read More]

Expert firms acknowledged the road to electrification has been repeatedly foretold by automotive industry watchers. Yet, CDK Global and J.D. Power pointed out significant questions remain about how the transformation will take place, how long it will take and what will accelerate — or just as importantly put the brakes on — consumer adoption. CDK […] [Read More]

Autonomy reinforced its insurance resources again on Wednesday. After the electric vehicle subscription company struck an arrangement with DigiSure at the beginning of August, Autonomy introduced a completely digital, month-to-month auto insurance product into its subscription bundle in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance, reportedly the sixth-largest global property and casualty insurer. Autonomy said auto insurance […] [Read More]

Chicago-based Xcite Automotive is collaborating with General Motors on multiple fronts. The digital automotive vehicle photography provider announced on Thursday that it has been named a photography provider for CarBravo, GM’s new used-car online shopping platform. Xcite Automotive also said it been added to GM’s Dealer Digital Solution (DDS) program. The company highlighted Xcite Automotive’s […] [Read More]

CarMax wants to boost its workforce, so the used-vehicle retailer is set to host a major hiring event at 15 of its locations nationwide on Thursday. The company said in a news release that it will be interviewing candidates for a variety of positions, including technicians, detailers, painters, supply associates and more. CarMax indicated there will be […] [Read More]