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Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (November 14, 2017) – According to Black Book® data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2012-2016 depreciated in value by -1.4% during October. Cars overall dropped -1.8% and trucks decreased -1.1% in value duri

Approval Rates Rise 16.7% Over Last Month CINCINNATI, OHIO (November 14, 2017) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 55.6% approval rate for October. The lease credit approv

While today’s businesses understand the need to provide an excellent customer experience, many don’t truly understand what customer experience means. What’s more, some don’t even realize they already have most of the things needed to provide

Leader in online reviews and reputation management updates its app featuring employee tagging and extended enterprise capabilities FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Nov. 13, 2017 – Real Time Reviews, a leading online review and reputation management solution pr

Millennials, Xennials and even lazy people benefit from Stauning’s straightforward recipes for success Oh crap! Not another @%#&!% success book! Apparently; though according to Sh*t Sandwich author Steve Stauning, the world would be a better pl

More Than One Million Americans Have Used AutoGravity To Take Control and Save Hours Buying And Financing Their Next Car IRVINE, Calif. (November 13, 2017) – AutoGravity, a revolutionary FinTech platform that empowers car shoppers to buy and financ

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (November 13, 2017) – Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with ASNSoftw

Let’s cut to the chase. Internal debits from warranty claims are costing dealerships $100,000+ a year. And, with larger high-volume dealerships, this amount can be dramatically higher. Whether your dealership “needs” the money or not, my guess