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Auto Financeby StaffJanuary 8, 2018

KBB: Average New-Vehicle Prices Rise to Record High in December

December’s average transaction price for a new vehicle rose nearly 2% from a year ago to a record high of $36,113, the firm reported last week.

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Showroomby StaffJanuary 8, 2018

Cars.com to Convert Affiliates to Direct Sales

A new agreement between Cars.com and McClatchy will convert the online vehicle marketplace’s 17 remaining affiliate markets to its direct sales channel.

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Auto Financeby StaffJanuary 8, 2018

AIADA: International Nameplate Dealers Optimistic Despite Sales Slip

Total new-vehicle sales didn't grow for the first time since the Great Recession, but the American International Automobile Dealers Association said last week its member dealers remain optimistic about 2018.

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StoneEagle, Cindy Allen, Chief Executive Officer
F&Iby StaffJanuary 5, 2018

StoneEagle Welcomes New CEO

Cindy Allen has been named CEO of StoneEagle, joining an executive leadership team that includes founder and chairman Bobby Allen and managing partner Brent Allen.

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Digitalby StaffJanuary 4, 2018

Global Autonomous Vehicle Sales to Reach 33M by 2040

Automakers should be able to increase global sales of fully autonomous vehicles to 33 million by 2040 from 51,000 in 2021 — the first year of significant volume, according to a forecast from IHS Markit.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 4, 2018

F&I Express, F&I Admin Launch Product Cancellation Platform

A strategic partnership between F&I Express and F&I Administration Solutions was designed to create the industry’s first electronic F&I product cancelation process.

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Showroomby StaffJanuary 4, 2018

Top 5 CIM Trends for 2018

The consumer identification management experts at Infutor list artificial intelligence, blockchain marketing and chatbots among the leading trends that will shape the way auto dealers drive appointments and sales this year.

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Complianceby StaffJanuary 3, 2018

Hudco Attorneys to Speak at ABA’s CFSC Winter Meeting

Attorneys Katie Hawkins and Jean Noonan of Hudson Cook LLP will speak at the American Bar Association’s Consumer Financial Services Committee 2018 Winter Meeting next week.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 3, 2018

Toyota Recalls Pickups, Other Models for Overloading Risk

Toyota is recalling 649 vehicles because they may have labels that inaccurately specify load-carrying capacity, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Complianceby StaffJanuary 3, 2018

Marijuana Use Still Illegal on Calif. Roads

Marijuana sales for recreational use became legal in California on Jan. 1, but another change in state law prohibits smoking or consuming the drug while driving or riding in a vehicle.

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