The auto industry has been very rewarding for Jaime Drabzcak. “So what I would say to anybody considering it: Try it. You probably will fall in love with it,” said Drabzcak, who is general manager of Morrie’s Automotive Group in Minnetonka, Minn. Drabzcak made those comments as part of a video submission from her dealer […] [Read More]

Industry associations are looking to bring some semblance of normalcy this year. Within days of the American Recovery Association rescheduling its two largest events to October with the intention of them being in person, the National Automotive Finance Association set dates for the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference to be a face-to-face event. The 25th annual […] [Read More]

A new partnership will bring Privacy4Cars’ patent-pending process for the deletion of personal information from modern vehicles to the European market for the first time. The partnership is between Privacy4Cars — which is a platform to help erase personal information including phone numbers, call logs, location history and garage door codes from modern vehicles — […] [Read More]

Saying that the newly created position is in response to its growing key business, Dent Wizard International will promote Cory Lyda to vice president of key operations. The company said its key business has seen strong growth in recent years since it began as a service for major North American auction businesses. Since then, the […] [Read More]

Without financial resources, buy-here, pay-here dealerships likely wouldn’t exist since it’s such a high-risk, cash-dependent piece of the automotive industry. And for the second time in the past couple of months, Agora Data added to its suite of market-disruptive capabilities to address that critical ingredient to operator success. This week, the firm announced the rollout […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, Dave Uejio — the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — said he met with staff from the regulator's Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs (CEEA). Among the findings and directives originating from last week's gathering, Uejio described how the financial services sector has been responding to consumer complaints, which he […] [Read More]

Ford has partnered with its dealers to launch a digital used-vehicle marketplace, powered by Autotrader, that provides an expanded selection of Ford certified pre-owned vehicles and a more streamlined, flexible way for used-car shoppers and the automaker’s dealers to connect. With this Ford Blue Advantage platform, launching Thursday during NADA Show 2021, Ford dealers can […] [Read More]

As vice president of the Mahwah Board of Education, Rick DeSilva Jr. helped in the planning of bringing students and staff back to school safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSilva is owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, N.J., and for his community stewardship during a time of crisis, TIME and Ally Financial have recognized him […] [Read More]

Manheim and vAuto have partnered on a new offering to help provide deeper insights for dealers to make better wholesale buying decisions. Manheim, saying that dealers are relying more heavily on digital tools and are hungrier than ever for those insights, said the dashboard will wrap around Manheim.com, Simulcast, OVE and Manheim Private Stores. The […] [Read More]

Digital Air Strike’s Response Logix lead response and consumer-centric marketplace technology now includes new targeting capabilities that it says can bring more consumer engagement during the online shopping process. Digital Air Strike is a consumer engagement technology company that unveiled the new features this week at the National Automobile Dealers Association’s virtual convention.   The […] [Read More]