Auto Retail News

Inside the Swift, Strategic World of Used Car Auctions, from Wired. ONCE THE 2011 Impala has been rolled into place, the bidding begins immediately. Standing near the back, by the free earplug dispenser, I make eye contact with the auctioneer, and q

Providing ‘Tech-Tastic’ Customer Service in Self-Storage, from Inside Self-Storage. What does customer service really look like in a tech-tastic world? Walmart Founder Sam Walton said it best: “The goal as a company is to have customer

Inventory Gone Wild? Keep Everything in Check with These Tips, from Independent Retailer. Inventory management has come a long way since the days of clipboards or spreadsheets. Between barcode scanners, RFID tags, and demand forecasting software, ret

B2B Integration and the Supply Chain, from PYMNTS.com. Just how important is it for companies to invest in B2B integration technologies for their supply chain process? Quite important, new research shows. A recent study from OpenText — in colla

TrueCar to power new Safeco Insurance auto-buying program, from PR Newswire. SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE), the negotiation-free car buying and selling mobile marketplace, has partnered with

A-MAX Auto Insurance Announces MAXRespect Initiative®, from Yahoo Finance. DALLAS, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A-MAX Auto Insurance, an industry-leading, low-cost insurance provider for thousands of Texas residents and businesses, announces t

Conquering the Curveball, from F&I Showroom. Practicing and studying the pitcher are the keys to hitting baseball’s most unhittable pitch. F&I trainer says the same applies in the F&I office, which has faced quite a few curveballs of la

Myth Busting, from F&I Showroom. The AFIP’s executive director wasn’t surprised to learn that dealers are once again upset at TrueCar, especially since the firm’s marketing still plays on perceptions that are simply not true. I wasn’t sur

FICO pilot holds promise for auto financing, from Automotive News. The results of a pilot program between Fair Isaac Corp. and 12 big credit-card companies could ultimately help dealerships get auto loans approved for so-called thin files — tha