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NewsFebruary 8, 2011

KBB.com: Traffic Surges for Chrysler 200 Following Super Bowl XLV Ads

Kelley Blue Book, a provider of new-car and used-car information, today reported a huge surge in new-car Web traffic for the all-new Chrysler 200 during Sunday’s highly anticipated Super Bowl XLV matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2011

NADA Economist: New-Car Sales Headed for Double-Digit Percentage Gains in 2011

Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), said Sunday that new-vehicle sales will reach 12.9 million units in 2011 as consumers benefit from higher trade-in equity and improving credit.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2011

NADA Guide Analyst: Car Shoppers Will Benefit from High Trade-in Values in 2011

Rising consumer confidence, an aging fleet and greater access to credit are key factors that will increase consumer demand for used cars and trucks in 2011, said Jonathan Banks, executive automotive analyst for NADA Used Car Guide.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2011

NADA: Auto Retailing Will Help Lead the Economic Recovery

Ed Tonkin, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), highlighted several factors that will lead to a strong year in auto retailing, which was the topic of an industry forum held on Feb. 4.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2011

Consumer Bankruptcies Down 22 Percent in January

January consumer bankruptcies decreased 22 percent nationwide from December 2010, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center (NBKRC).

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NewsFebruary 3, 2011

Ally Selects NADA Guide for Used-Vehicle Underwriting

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) announced that Ally Financial will utilize vehicle pricing information from the NADA Used Car Guide when underwriting consumer auto contracts in 38 states. The change is effective immediately.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2011

vAuto Partners With Manheim

Through a new partnership, vAuto customers can now source used vehicles available at Manheim operating locations and access Manheim run lists from within vAuto’s proprietary stocking module.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2011

DealerTrack to Support Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Product Sales

DealerTrack Aftermarket Services Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc., has been selected as the exclusive technology platform to support sales of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS) USA’s comprehensive line of Mercedes-Benz-branded vehicle protection products.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2011

Edmunds.com: CPO Vehicles Pace the Used-Car Market in 2010

An estimated 18.6 percent of used cars sold by franchise dealers in 2010 were certified, up slightly from the 17.8 percent reported in 2009, according to sales figures released by Edmunds.com.

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NewsFebruary 2, 2011

EasyCare Partners With Carfax

EasyCare and Carfax have partnered to provide an automatic link to participating dealers’ Carfax Vehicle History Reports from their EasyCare CoVideo messages.

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