A new Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence survey indicates that 52 percent of car shoppers have changed their minds about gas prices and think they will either stay the same or go down in the next 30 days.
Read More →A national survey of 2,000 representative Americans found that large majorities are concerned about gas prices (85 percent), think it is important to reduce oil consumption (87 percent), and believe it is important to increase fuel economy standards (75 percent).
Read More →In their latest report, analysts at DealerTrack subsidiary ALG are sticking with predictions they made a month ago that a prolonged production interruption of Japanese-made vehicles could cause prices on some models to jump by as much as 10 percent.
Read More →The publishers of F&I and Showroom and Special Finance Insider have announced that SFI’s Special Finance Conference, traditionally held each August in Dallas, will join the eighth annual F&I Conference and Expo at Industry Summit 2011 this September in Las Vegas.
Read More →The National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers (NABD) has released the full agenda for the first-ever BHPH Dealer Academy, scheduled for May 16–17, 2011, at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Read More →More than 200 general agents and product providers convened at the Las Vegas Hilton from March 8-9 for Agent Summit 2011, more than outpacing organizers’ attendance expectations for the inaugural event.
Read More →Rising gas prices are likely to have a limited impact on U.S. auto loan and lease asset-back securities (ABS) performance, particularly compared to 2008 — when the price of regular grade gasoline spiked to nearly $4.15 a gallon, according to Fitch Ratings.
Read More →CNA National announced that Brian Pendergast joined the firm’s senior management team, effective Monday, as chief information officer, a newly created position.
Read More →The current economic situation coupled with concern over the rise in gas prices has caused an increasing number of new-car and used-car shoppers to change their vehicle consideration criteria, according to a Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence survey.
Read More →Tapping the former president of Allstate Dealer Services and the man behind a new dealer study, the organizers of the inaugural Agent Summit, set for March 8-9 at the Las Vegas Hilton, have announced details regarding the event’s two special lunchtime sessions.
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