Auto Retail News

After surviving what was quite possibly some of the worst economic conditions in automotive retailing in modern times, dealerships are regaining their footing with solid profitability and are now looking forward to the future. To begin looking at wha

Adapting your dealership and office to the customer’s experience is still a go-to tactic for good Customer Relations. Sources at F&I and Showroom talk missed opportunities and making up for lost time in this lively analysis: The best hitte

According to an article on F&I Magazine, Ally Financial beefs up dealer services. DETROIT — Ally Financial has enhanced services offered to dealers through its Performance Development Center and Relationship Management Center. Dealers will be o

Sonic Automotive finished rolling out its Sonic Inventory Management System this month and believes that once the company is fully acclimated to using the centralized inventory management tool, monthly per-store used unit sales can eclipse 100, event

The average price of a new vehicle was $30,803 in 2012, according to automotive information company Edmunds.com. So what could you get for about half of that amount? The answer is: more than you might expect. There are nine new cars with prices start

An overview of impressive dealership growth stats, this review of net earnings of 2012 establishes the trends to expect for 2013 via queues taken from several major dealerships. Forget tax season and take on the new fiscal year following the exampl

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Matt Blunt, President of the American Automotive Policy Council, today issued the following statement on the 2012 international trade data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce which shows the U.S. auto industry remains

Automaker expects small gains in spite of adding 700 dealers Ford Motor Co. expects lukewarm sales for its Focus Electric compact car in the coming year, despite an extra 700 dealers who will soon be certified to sell Ford’s only all-electric v

Auto lending still healthy as delinquencies remain below prerecession levels Schaumburg, Ill., Feb. 21, 2013 — Experian Automotive today released its industry-wide analysis of automotive credit trends for Q4 2012 and found that 60-day delinquencies