Lease applicants registered a 48.1% approval rate, the lowest level since the car lease marketplace began tracking the stat in 2014. The firm explained that the rise in consumer interest for luxury SUVs is what’s driving the uptick in declines.
Read More →J.D. Power Valuation Services’ seasonally adjusted used-vehicle price index managed to increase for the first time in a year. While positive, May’s index figure was 7.6% below May 2016.
Read More →A new survey from IHS Markit finds car buyers are intrigued by advanced in-vehicle technology, but their willingness to pay is limited to some telematics apps and creature comforts.
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The owner of City Auto in Memphis, Tenn., encouraged fellow independent dealers to keep pace with the rapidly changing automotive marketplace, saying, 'These are the times ripe with opportunities, times for making the seemingly impossible possible.'
Read More →The KAR Auction Services business unit announced management changes at three of its 77 North American auction location. The company promoted leaders in Arizona, Tennessee, and Florida.
Read More →Auto Gravity and the Fletcher Jones Auto Group have launched ‘FJ Drive,’ a real-time smartphone inventory app.
Read More →The Federal Open Market Committee approved a quarter-point hike in the federal funds rate. While auto loans aren’t expected to change much, the rate increase will cost credit card users roughly $1.5 billion in extra finance charges this year, according to one estimate.
Read More →Robert Harkins of AGWS has signed on to once again serve as the event’s master of ceremonies.
Read More →The next edition of ‘The Best Training Day Ever’ will be held as part of Industry Summit in Dallas this fall.
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F&I trainer Shaka Dyson is bringing his F&I 20 Group to Dallas for F&I Think Tank 2017. The ‘record-breaking’ F&I trainer will also participate in two panel discussions, including F&I Think Tank’s stump the pro-like Shark Tank.
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