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NewsJune 22, 2016

Black Book: Depreciation Rates Showing Consistency

Over the last four weeks, depreciation rates for both cars and trucks have begun to show some consistency, according to Black Book, with truck depreciation picking up from the spring season.

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NewsJune 21, 2016

F&I Dealer of the Year: Nomination Deadline Extended

F&I and Showroom has extended the nomination deadline for its F&I Dealer of the Year award to Wednesday, July 13.

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NewsJune 14, 2016

DealerRater Customers 3.5 Times More Likely to Buy a Car, Study Finds

A study conducted by Oracle Data Cloud has found that DealerRater is often the last website a consumer visits before securing a vehicle. Of the visitors who make a purchase, more than half complete the deal within four weeks of visiting the website, according to DealerRater.

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NewsJune 14, 2016

BMW Financial Opens Off-Lease Inventory to All Dealers

In preparation of the influx of off-lease vehicles returning to the market, BMW Financial Services has made its BMWGroupDirect.com service accessible to independent and non-BMW franchise dealers, according to the company.

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NewsJune 8, 2016

DealerSuccess Launches Geo-Based Marketing Plugin for Dealer Websites

Marketing firm DealerSuccess launched a website conversion tool called ConversionBlaster. It's a plugin for dealer websites designed to target people for specific campaigns based on their geographical location and their proximity to predetermined geofences.

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NewsJune 8, 2016

Wholesale Prices Rise Again in May, Manheim Reports

Wholesale used-vehicle prices increased again in May, suggesting dealers have continued to achieve efficiency gains that allow them to bid-up auction prices even as gross margins narrow, according to Manheim’s Used Vehicle Value Index.

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NewsJune 8, 2016

ADESA Launches National Accounts Team for AutoVIN

ADESA announced today the formation of a new national accounts team for its AutoVIN subsidiary. Leading the team will be Amy Weisenburger.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

NADA Announces New Senior Vice President of Dealership Operations

Peter L. Fong has joined the National Automobile Dealers Association as senior vice president of dealership operations. One of his key areas of interest will be to accelerate the process of moving dealerships toward the ‘online to in-store’ car-buying experience for consumers.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

May Sales Fall 6% From a Year Ago, Autodata Reports

May brought with it two fewer selling days and year-over-year sales declines for most manufacturers. Only four manufacturers — FCA, Hyundai, Kia and Volvo — performed better last month than the same period last year.

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NewsJune 2, 2016

International Nameplates Gaining Market Share, AIADA Reports

Based on its May sales totals, the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) reported that a larger percentage of new vehicles sold during the month came from international brands.

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