The portfolio for Jim Ellis Automotive Group now includes the Mercedes-Benz brand. The group, which operates dealerships in Atlanta and surrounding areas, has acquired its 20th dealership, 16th brand and first dealership in the south Atlanta area: Mercedes-Benz of Atlanta South. New and existing customers will soon be able to shop for their new or […] [Read More]

Last week, Mike Albert enhanced its vehicle subscription service — Subscribe with Mike Albert — an initiative first rolled out in August. Along with its other three subscription options, Mike Albert customers now can take advantage of an electric vehicle membership plan According to a news release, the EV membership plan will feature the Tesla […] [Read More]

TrueCar released the eighth wave of its study on the pandemic’s impact on vehicle shopping and vehicle shoppers’ needs, noting that concerns about future potentially diminished income are now a top factor in deterring a vehicle purchase. Meanwhile, the threat of catching or spreading COVID-19 while shopping as a factor discouraging a vehicle purchase is […] [Read More]

With wholesale values surging each week during the month, it probably comes as no surprise that the Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index for March set a new record. Black Book reported on Monday that its index reading came in at 141.2, representing an 8.9 point (or 6.7%) increase from February. Analysts also noted the index currently stands 23% above […] [Read More]

Market Scan Information Systems promoted one of its executives on Friday, as the enterprise solutions and data provider continues to expand its offerings to OEMs, finance companies and credit unions. Promoted to be head of data partnerships is Jose Galvan, who has been with the company for more than 20 years and now will be […] [Read More]

Now with the pandemic showing a few signs of abating, perhaps normal activities involving the leasing of vehicles can resume, if they haven’t already in some locations and dealerships. As new-vehicle lease opportunities compete against aggressive financing incentives for new-model buyers, J.D. Power indicated that executing effective lease retention and conquest strategies will be critical […] [Read More]

With at least one store owner praising the actions, National Auto Care (NAC) reinforced its team with experts focused on two areas of great interest to dealerships: profits and training. The F&I product provider announced the addition of two key leaders: Corey Smith as fixed operations training manager and Coby Mavroulis as vice president of […] [Read More]

To achieve the flexibility required for what the F&I provider described as its next level of expansion, RoadVantage announced leadership restructuring on Friday with two executives moves. The first move made by RoadVantage was adding industry veteran Bob Corbin as its new president of sales. Then, RoadVantage said its previous president of sales, Randy Ross, […] [Read More]

Nine out of ten vehicle owners say the presence of radio in the dashboard is important to them, according to a new survey. They also say the pandemic has made dashboard entertainment/information more important because listening to music helps ease anxiety from all the bad news and stress in the world. That is especially true for […] [Read More]

To recognize the dealers leading the certified pre-owned car business, the April issue of Auto Remarketing will feature our annual special section spotlighting "The Best CPO Dealers in the USA."  As part of that issue, we reached out to dealers to share their best practices in CPO.  Here is what a couple of them had to say: Question: Share […] [Read More]