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DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford’s all-new Focus Electric is now officially America’s most fuel-efficient five-passenger car with a certified 110 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 99 MPGe on the highway. U.S. Environmental Protection Age

RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond-area residents have another option for purchasing used cars now that a new J.D. Byrider location opened March 1 at 7400 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond. The 10,000 square-foot location offers used car sales, financing, a se

For many years, domestic franchises were a challenge to sell. Buyers were unwilling to pay up for blue sky and were rightly concerned about declining market share and potential OEM bankruptcies. As a result, the prices offered for these franchises we

For the past few months, I’ve been monitoring dealer used vehicle inventories through vAuto’s new Provision inventory management engine, which assigns letter grades to prospective vehicles a dealer might acquire. An eye-opening finding: It’s ve

Lake Success, N.Y. ─ DealerTrack, a leading provider of technology solutions and services to the automotive retail industry, today announced the company will be leasing approximately 59,152 square feet of new office space at Dallas’ prestigious

For the month of February, certified pre-owned sales for BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche were all up. BMW: In February, sales of BMW used vehicles (including certified pre-owned and pre-owned) increased 4.6 % to 13,375 vehicles from the 12,791 v

CHICAGO, IL — The national auto delinquency rate (the rate of borrowers 60 or more days past due) decreased on a year-over-year basis for the ninth consecutive quarter, dropping from 0.59% in Q4 2010 to 0.46% Q4 2011. On a quarter-over-quarter

YONKERS, N.Y. — With every passing year, buying a used car becomes less of a gamble according to a new analysis by Consumer Reports.  Even the least reliable car-makers are gaining ground on the perennial reliability leaders, Toyota and Honda;

Ed Louis, CEO and co-founder of DealerApp Vantage and Garland Webb, president and co-founder of DealerApp Vantage, are sharing their expertise with automotive dealers and managers on how to use mobile apps to increase customer loyalty, retention and