Q

Conference & Expo: October 14 -15, 2025
DealerPoint: April 22-24, 2026

Q

Auto Retail News

Posts News

Credit Approvals Up, 2013 Looking Good for Lease and Fleet

From F&I Magazine, car leasing is on the rise thanks to credit approvals. This improvement in fleet and future pre-owned returns indicates a realm of the auto industry regaining life and a decline in recession trends. How long will it last? Diffi
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

Driving By Wireless: The Ipad Operated Almost Bond-Car

A group of Russian mechanics re-wired this rust-bucket Opel Vectra into something we’ve only seen driven by 007: a real-life RC car. The car is operated by an Ipad wirelessly connected to the car through wired actuators, electronics and control
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

US Dealerships, Arbitration Inquiry Continues

From Auto News, F&I Arbitration Agreements dispute-resolution provisions are under scrutiny from the Customer Financial Protection Bureau. This could mean a rise in class-action lawsuits, rising costs and more court time for dealer principals, an
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

Fleet Versus Retail: GM’s New Approach with the Chevy Impala

Sources at Auto News offer their predictions on how the logistics of Impala sales are likely to affect Chevy dealers’ stats in the future. The newly re-designed 2014 Chevrolet Impala is recommended as highly competitive, but changes in structur
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

Wholesale Used Cars Likely to Drop in Price

The Latest from F&I and Showroom on vehicle price predictions; data from CNW research and Autodata get a once-over in this condensed article on what to expect in Financing divisions. See the breakdown on used vehicle remarketing prices below: Cli
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

Ford’s Award-Winning Supplier Diversity Development Program Exceeds Minority-Owned Business Spending Goals

Ford’s Supplier Diversity Development (SDD) program continues to exceed its goals for a diverse business landscape. The automaker annually aims to source at least 10 percent of U.S. purchases from minority, women and veteran-owned businesses In 201
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

HTML 5: What It Is, and Why Marketers Need It

This Whitepaper from Uberflip describes how HTML5 works, and how it can help users and marketers communicate more successfully. HTML5 improves design, integrates more successfully with browsers and across devices, and performs more intuitive, locatio
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

The Big Picture: Social Media Spending & Success Rates

New from Uberflip, some serious stats on the social media world tell us how social advertising is affecting marketing budgets. Social ad adoption, allocated budgets, and the success rates of paid social media campaigns are just a few of the breakdown
Mar 14, 2013
Posts News

Autoresponders, Quick Route to Speeding Up your Marketing Cycle

Marketing Tech offers an interesting look at Autoresponders: how to speed and improve responses through coded forms that are intelligently compiled and sent out in more punctual, structured manner. Something for techs and salesmen to consider when up
Mar 14, 2013