Kia ended the 27-year reign of premium brands by ranking highest among all nameplates in J.D. Power’s annual study. Overall, new-vehicle quality improved 6%, which was double last year’s 3% improvement.
Read More →The firm reported that wholesale prices for cars eight years or older fell 2% in May, which was better than the 2.7% drop recorded for the month over the last four years. The improvement led to the first increase this year in the NADA Used Car Guide's used-vehicle price index.
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Over the last four weeks, depreciation rates for both cars and trucks have begun to show some consistency, according to Black Book, with truck depreciation picking up from the spring season.
Read More →A new Mitsubishi dealership is coming to the Bonita Springs/ Naples area. Bonita Springs Mitsubishi, owned by retail veterans Bill Doraty and Jeff Johnson, is scheduled to open Monday, June 27.
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F&I and Showroom has extended the nomination deadline for its F&I Dealer of the Year award to Wednesday, July 13.
Read More →Confident Financial Solution's auto repair financing program has experience strong growth this year, the company reported this week. It now has 1,000 retailers offering its product, including 410 franchised new-car dealers.
Read More →RouteOne announced this week that Southeast Toyota Finance, a provider of automotive financing for 176 dealers in the southeastern United States, will now include econtracting on its automotive finance platform.
Read More →The former CEO of Valor Federal Credit Union was charged with executing a scheme to defraud the credit union of approximately $718,000 to pay for his personal credit card, college tuition, his wife's birthday party, and a golf tournament sponsorship.
Read More →The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) presented Billy Threadgill with its President’s Ring and officially opened his term as president during the National Leadership Awards Banquet at the association's 70th annual convention and expo.
Read More →Cars.com named Tony Zolla as its chief product officer. The former vice president of product and customer experience for Redbox will be responsible for defining the company’s product strategy for consumers and customers.
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