Depreciation trends stabilized to close out 2016, with depreciation rates for all cars and trucks falling into seasonal patterns, Black Book reported this week.
Read More →The estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States reached an all-time record high of $35,309 in December, according to Kelley Blue Book. This increase, the firm noted, amounted to a 1.5% increase over the same time last year.
Read More →ForeverCar, a vehicle service contract technology provider, has launched a new dealer-branded VSC sales platform designed to help dealers sell protection products on older, higher mileage vehicles. The platform is also designed to help dealers recapture 'lost' VSC opportunities from prior lead investments.
Read More →Over the course of several weeks, a group of thieves stole more than 40 cars from a Nissan-Infiniti dealership's overflow lot in Torrance, Calif. About 15 people have been arrested in connection to these vehicle robberies and nearly 30 vehicles have been recovered, according to KTLA 5 News.
Read More →The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. this week announced the release of the Reynolds LAW Montana F&I Library, a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed F&I documents for new-car and -truck dealers in the state of Montana.
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Adam Cappucci, who spent the last three years as an inside sales rep for global engineering group Sandvik, will serve as GWC's primary liaison to automotive agents and their dealers.
Read More →The list demonstrates that it will take a major shift in consumer preferences to unseat passenger cars from best-seller lists. Through the first 11 months of 2016, the share of passenger cars has dropped 10%, while the popularity of SUVs and light trucks continues to soar.
Read More →Edmunds.com believes the industry will sell 1,629,011 new cars and trucks in December. If realized, the prediction puts the industry on pace to break last year's sales record. But the firm says it'll be a photo finish.
Read More →This year saw a slew of companies enter the automotive space looking to push vehicle sales into the Digital Age. With the New Year’s bells within earshot, several of them offered their 2017 predictions in the areas of marketing and F&I.
Read More →The automaker’s Chief Legal and Safety Officer, W. Gerald Flannery, takes over as interim president and CEO while the company searches for Zuchowski’s replacement. Flannery has been with the company since 1987.
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