Lease Credit Approval Rates Rise Slightly to 67.6% in September

Lease approval ratings have remained steady since April.

5 Steps to Taking F&I Online

F&I trainer makes the case for digital F&I. He offers a five-step process for adding information about products, pricing, and your finance team to your dealership’s website.

OEMs’ Sites Get Higher Marks

Consumers rate their experience shopping for new cars online higher than at any time since shortly after the Covid crisis began.

Edmunds.com Adds Leasing Option to PricePromise

Edmunds.com’s Price Promise now delivers leasing options for dealership customers.

Ford Syndicating Dealer Inventory to CarGurus.com

Ford is now syndicating its dealers’ new-vehicle inventory to CarGurus.com, a vehicle-shopping site that has drawn criticism for the way it rates dealers and their deals.

Honda Launches Streamlined e-Commerce Web Site

Clicking for Service

Guitar Center is doing its best to prove the editor’s 10-year-old prediction that brick-and-mortar retailers would always have a role in the online shopping experience.

Google Cars Beta Program Discontinued

The beta program for Google Cars has ended, but the tech firm says the stoppage is only temporary as it works on the ‘next version’ of its vehicle-shopping tool.

EPA Will Require Fuel Economy Estimates to Appear on 2008 Model Window Stickers

To provide American consumers with improved information when shopping for cars and trucks, EPA is issuing new methods to determine the miles per gallon (MPG) estimates that appear on new vehicle window stickers. The new standards will take effect for model year 2008 vehicles, which may be available for sale as soon as next month.