AutoNation began a program this week where for the next two-plus months, it will offer free vehicle sanitization for first responders from 1-4 p.m. each Tuesday at its dealerships. The program, which started Tuesday and runs until Aug. 25, can be utilized at any AutoNation store. First responders can have their personal or work vehicles sanitized […] [Read More]

The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association has brought on a former top official with the state’s DMV to serve as its director of dealer compliance. Thomas Higgins, who was the deputy commissioner of compliance for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, spent nine years with the DMV, and will now help GNYADA […] [Read More]

HyreCar said its carsharing marketplace for ridesharing and delivery not only is back on a track the company enjoyed before the coronavirus pandemic arrived, but it’s also actually on a record-setting pace. HyreCar also announced the completion of a new auto insurance program with Lloyd’s Apollo 1969 syndicate. “We are very happy that our weekly […] [Read More]

CARFAX continues to receive accolades for its employment environment. The vehicle history report provider has been named one of The Washington Post’s 2020 Top Workplaces in the Washington, D.C., area for the seventh consecutive year. CARFAX said this week that the firm is just one of 14 companies to receive the prestigious honor seven times […] [Read More]

MBSi Corp. and Resolvion are making sure their firms are fully prepared when finance companies begin to start repossession and recovery activities again in full force. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached an agreement to complete full integration of Resolvion’s Wombat system with MBSi’s new RecoveryConnect platform.  Both firms have been in transition […] [Read More]

KAR Global has launched an online suite of interactive dashboards providing data and insights into the retail and wholesale used-car markets. Powered by KAR’s data science and analytics platform DRIVIN, the site includes interactive maps and graphs that allow users to access aggregated trends or more specific statistics into the retail and wholesale markets. KAR […] [Read More]

McConkey Auction Group (MAG) now has a single online home. On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of MAGauctions.com — a website that includes all segments of its wholesale auction businesses. Prior to its development and Friday’s deployment, the company had separate websites for DAA Northwest, DAA Seattle and its motorsports division. MAG highlighted that […] [Read More]

The coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify one of the basic principles of economics. Dealer demand for inventory is growing, but supply at the auction still isn’t back to the level seen before facemasks, stay-at-home orders and other COVID-19 connected elements became commonplace. The new COVID-19 Market Update from Black Book released on Tuesday described the […] [Read More]

EchoPark Automotive is making a “v-shaped” rebound, its president said, with sales for Sonic Automotive’s line of standalone used-car stores up double-digits in the first half of June and likely returning to pre-pandemic expectations this month. That was part of sweeping improvements Sonic shared on Tuesday, which included year-over-year hikes in pre-owned sales for the retailer’s […] [Read More]

EFG Companies wants dealers to generate up to $200,000 in revenue per year through a new F&I product rolled out this week. The firm announced the launch of its re-imagined Motorist Assistance Plan (MAP) vehicle service contract. EFG Companies highlighted this newly engineered VSC can provide dealers the potential to increase VSC sales by 15% […] [Read More]