PERQ: Decluttered Dealer Sites Perform Best
A new analysis of consumer behavior data suggests that decluttering dealership websites increases profit, data collection and click-throughs.
A new analysis of consumer behavior data suggests that decluttering dealership websites increases profit, data collection and click-throughs.
Tom Webb will retire on June 30 as Cox Automotive's chief economist, ending a more than four-decade career.
The California new-vehicle market leveled off in 2016, with new light vehicle registrations increasing by less than 2% during the final three quarters of last year, according to the California New Cars Dealers Association (CNCDA).
Car lease credit applicants registered a 72.2% approval rate in February, a 33.3% increase from January’s 50% approval rate but flat with a year ago, according to Swapalease.com.
Small pickups led the way, but cars also showed retention strength during a month in which the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2011-2015 depreciated by 0.8%.
AAGI unveiled a corporate rebrand and the AutoGuard Plus exclusionary vehicle service contract at a recent event.
The F&I product provider’s full suite of F&I protections will now be available through Darwin’s prescriptive-based F&I selling software. The F&I tech firm will also provide erating and econtracting capabilities of Wise F&I’s products.
This Series B funding builds on the $5 million in venture capital ACV Auctions secured in 2016, the $1 million the firm secured in 2015 by winning the 43North startup competition, and the $1 million from angel investment the company also secured in 2015.
Given last February's sharp dip in pricing, the Manheim Index shows a year-over-year gain of 1.1%, putting it at 124.6 for the month of February. The firm also noted that the crazy tax refund season that was expected to negatively impact dealers never materialized.
Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC announced the 32 dealership winners of the 2016/17 Pride of Jaguar and Land Rover Pinnacle Retailer Excellence awards.
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