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Higher credit losses for subprime auto fueled by private equity money, according to F&I and Showroom. NEW YORK — Stiff competition for market share, weakening loan credit and an active asset-back securities market were reasons listed in a new r

Q1 auto loan amounts climb and delinquencies improve, according to SubPrime Auto Finance News. During the same span in which Equifax indicated new credit for auto loans hit the highest level in more than eight years, the American Bankers Association&

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Dealertrack announced the launch of its eMenu for iPad app, an innovative F&I product presentation and selling tool designed to help dealers increase F&I product sales and profitability, while enhancing the overall

WEST MIDDLESEX, PA – AutoSoft, Inc., a leading national dealer solutions provider, announced today that Traffic COP has become the first CRM/ILM product with certified integration to the AutoSoft dealer management system. “This certification assu

According to Auto Remarketing, the used market interest moves to gas saving vehicles. The used-car market saw increased interest in a somewhat unusual segment in June, according to the latest Kelley Blue Book Hot Used Car Report: Hybrids. With gas pr

Used vehicles model years 2007-2011 overall depreciated -1.3% in June, a further drop from its -1.0% pace in May and -0.1% level in April. Domestic cars depreciated -1.5%; import cars were -1.3%; domestic trucks were -1.5%; and import trucks were -1.

Top 4 reasons to use Google+ as a marketing tool, from iMedia Connection. So you have a Facebook page, you’ve embraced the Twittersphere, and you’ve even hopped on the LinkedIn bandwagon. But is your brand on Google+ yet? Unlike many soci

Excellent analytics tip #25: decrapify search, social compound metrics, from Occam’s Razor. Everyone likes chasing big shiny objects all the time. What’s not to like. They are big. They are shiny. 🙂 But a lot of progress in life comes

The 5 social media tips you should ignore, from Ragan.com. Do a quick Google search or scour the front pages of your favorite social media blogs, and you’ll find a seemingly endless array of articles providing you with tips and advice on social