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Showroomby StaffFebruary 22, 2018

VW’s New California Port Should Lower OTD Times

A new facility at San Francisco Bay’s Port of Benicia will support distribution of vehicles to Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Porsche dealers.

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Showroomby StaffFebruary 22, 2018

Carvana Adds Vehicle Pickup Garages

Carvana Curbside creates a new option for the online retailer's users: street-facing garages that house sold used vehicles.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 22, 2018

US Bank to Offer Financing Decisions Through AutoGravity

A new partnership between U.S. Bank and AutoGravity adds a vehicle-financing application and pre-approval component to U.S. Bank’s website.

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F&Iby Paul Mac DonaldFebruary 22, 2018

Volvo to Add V60 Wagon to Subscription Service

Volvo Cars said this week it will add its V60 to its Care by Volvo subscription program when the redesigned station wagon makes its U.S. arrival in 2019.

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Showroomby StaffFebruary 21, 2018

Going Big: Californians Sour on Small Cars

The CNCDA reports California dealers closed out 2017 with a marked increase in sales of larger vehicles and a corresponding decline in small-car sales.

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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 20, 2018

Blinker Adds Ally’s F&I Protections, Expands Into Florida and California

Blinker was founded in 2016 by a team of industry veterans from US Bank, CarMax, GM Financial, and Cox Automotive. With this week’s announcements, the startup is quickly gearing up to take on private-party marketplaces like Craigslist, Letgo, Autotrader, Cars.com and Facebook Marketplace.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 20, 2018

ELEAD1ONE Introduces DealBuilder Digital Retailing Solution

ELEAD1ONE’s ‘game-changing’ application was designed to keep dealerships central to the online car-buying process.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 15, 2018

New York Fed: Credit Scores Rise as Household Debt Reaches New Peak

Credit scores in the fourth quarter of 2017 were only a half a point higher than the median score recorded during the first quarter of 2009. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2017 auto loan origination volume reached the highest level it has ever observed.

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Showroomby StaffFebruary 15, 2018

FordDirect Dealers Get CarStory Access

A new partnership with CarStory gives Ford and Lincoln dealers who own FordDirect websites access to CarStory’s AI- and analytics-based market reports.

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Showroomby StaffFebruary 15, 2018

ACV Becomes NIADA Partner

ACV Auctions has become a national corporate partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, giving member dealers access to ACV’s inventory management platform.

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