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NewsJanuary 24, 2017

automotiveMastermind Showcases Predictive Analytics Tech at NADA 2017

The system is designed to empower dealership sales teams with key insights and valuable information on its top prospects using a proprietary algorithm. It crunches thousands of data point to calculate how likely a customer is to purchase a new vehicle.

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NewsJanuary 23, 2017

Jaguar Land Rover Offers UK Customers Virtual Shopping Experience

Jaguar Land Rover is offering car buyers in the United Kingdom to explore all-new models across its global network using virtual and augmented reality. And according to officials, the Virtual Reality Experience kits will be shipped out to U.S. retailers before the end of January.

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NewsJanuary 23, 2017

Pearl Technology Connects VehicleXchange to Experian’s Expiring Lease Data

The technology provider has transformed its service drive equity tool into a full-service marketing platform. With its new connection to Experian's expiring lease data, OEM and dealer users will be able to identify and extend a firm offer of credit to all qualifying customers with expiring leases within a market or by ZIP code.

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NewsJanuary 23, 2017

Ford Credit Invests in Online Car-Buying Platform

The captive announced a new connection to San Francisco-based AutoFi, which provides a platform that allows customers to purchase and finance a new vehicle via the dealership’s website.

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NewsJanuary 19, 2017

Rapid Recon to Launch ‘Group Reporting’ at NADA

The workflow and reconditioning software and process provider's new offering is designed to compile and index in graphical dashboard format the monthly performance metrics of multi-rooftop operations, providing clarity into the challenges — and potential performance gains — realized by individual dealerships.

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NewsJanuary 19, 2017

Compliance Summit Returns to Texas in September

Held alongside Industry Summit for the second consecutive year, Compliance Summit will include one full day of compliance education for dealers, managers, and sales and F&I professionals. An onsite certification courtesy of Automotive Compliance Education (ACE) will be available to all attendees the following day.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2017

Compact Cars Continue to Show Strength

For model years 2008-2014, compact cars realized a wholesale value decline of 0.11% — the lowest level among all small cars. Alternatively, prestige luxury cars and subcompact cars realized the highest wholesale-value declines, with depreciation of 0.69% and 0.64%, respectively.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2017

Kontos: December Wholesale Prices Fall, Up 3.9% YOY

Wholesale used-vehicle prices in December averaged $10,642, which was essentially flat with the prior month but up 3.9% from a year ago, according to ADESA Analytical Services.

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NewsJanuary 17, 2017

Hyundai-Kia to Invest $3.1B in U.S.

Sister South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. will invest $3.1 billion in the U.S. in the next five years and may build a new assembly plant in the United States, Hyundai Motor's president told reporters on Tuesday.

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NewsJanuary 17, 2017

EPA Finalizes Green House Gas and CAFE Standards

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the fuel efficiency rules that will guide the federal greenhouse gas and CAFE standards for 2022-2025 model-year vehicles.

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