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Showroom•by Staff•October 4, 2017

AutoBuy Adds Locations, Auction Partnerships

New Florida locations open inside Adesa Auction in Sanford and Manheim in Orlando are expected to increase buy/sell volume by more than 40% and create a unique remarketing model.

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Digital•by Staff•October 4, 2017

CarStory Delivers AI Insights to Flick Fusion

A new partnership combines CarStory’s artificial intelligence-based insights with Flick Fusion’s video marketing platform.

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F&I•by Staff•October 4, 2017

Wes Lutz Elected 2018 NADA Chairman

Michigan auto dealer Wes Lutz has been elected as the National Automobile Dealers Association’s chairman for the 2018 term, for which Texas dealer Charlie Gilchrist will serve as vice chair.

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Showroom•by Staff•October 4, 2017

CDK Global, CarGurus Partner on New Marketing Solutions

Through the collaboration, dealers using CDK websites will gain exposure for their inventory as well as high-quality leads from CarGurus.com. CDK will also leverage the online automotive marketplace’s anonymized, aggregated data in its suite of automotive digital marketing solutions.

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Auto Finance•by Paul Clinton•October 4, 2017

Ford to Focus on Trucks, EVs, Connectivity

Ford CEO Jim Hackett said on Tuesday the automaker plans to reduce engineering costs by 50% through 2022. Ford will also shift investment into trucks and electrified vehicles, and reduce costs and investment in sedans and internal combustion engines.

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F&I•by Staff•October 4, 2017

Diamondbrite N.A. Now Approved Provider on Universal Lenders' The Zero Plan

The partnership will allow dealers to provide customers who purchase Diamondbrite N.A. products, which include lifetime warranted paint, fabric, wheel, and leather protection, with premium financing through The Zero Plan.

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Auto Finance•by Staff•October 4, 2017

Black Book’s Index Records Largest Single-Month Increase Since 2012

Fueling the increase was vehicle replacement activity related to Hurricane Harvey, which began last month. According to Black Book, compact cars, compact crossover SUVs, full-size cars, and mid-size cars each realized significant month-over-month increases within the index.

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F&I•by Staff•October 3, 2017

KBB: September’s Avg. New-Vehicle Price Up $144 From a Year Ago

New-car affordability continued to be a challenge for car buyers, with the average transaction price closing in on $35,000 in September.

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F&I•by Clayton Wong•October 3, 2017

CUDL: Credit Unions Capitalizing on Bank Retreat

Credit unions and captives continued to take advantage of the pullback by banks in the second quarter. The message coming out of CU Direct (CUDL)’s Sept. 28 webcast is that credit unions need to act fast before banks reconfigure their strategies.

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Showroom•by Staff•October 3, 2017

Sending Out an SMS: Car Buyers Prefer Texting to Calls

PERQ’s latest Car Buyer Insights Report upends preconceived assumptions about customers, finding that the majority of website visitors are not in the ‘buy’ phase and phone calls are their least desired method of contact.

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