Auto Retail News

Dealer Group Predicts Best U.S. Auto Sales In A Decade, In 2015, from Forbes. The National Automobile Dealers Association said it expects U.S. auto sales approaching 17 million in 2015, the highest since 2005. Steven Szakaly, chief economist for N

New Volvo Factory and Products Signal Change in the U.S., from Kelley Blue Book. In 2009, Volvo went through a rough patch of slumping sales, an aging product line, and an anxious parent, Ford, looking to downsize its foreign interests. In 2010, the

The connected car ‘as-a-service’, from RCR Wireless News. In the next five years we will see many new developments in services for the connected car. But what about the connected car as-a-service? While discussing the issue with different compani

With daydreams about laying by the beach on hot summer days looming in the near future, comes the burning staffing question: are we going to need student interns who are on their summer break and (quite possibly more important) do we have to pay them

Why Warren Buffett is wrong on car-dealer model, from CNBC. Warren Buffett recently said he thinks the car-dealership franchise model isn’t going to change. I wouldn’t be so sure. At the NADA/J.D. Power Automotive Forum in New York recent

The Three Car Dealership Biases to Making a Change in Culture, from DealerELITE. Training and consulting with America’s car dealers is both fun and frustrating. Fun, because selling cars at retail presents one of the most challenging and (yes) ente

The Gap Between Auto Dealers and Social Media, from The New York Times. Matt Howell, the general manager of a Hyundai dealership in Huntsville, Tex., has been in the auto business for 18 years. In all that time, he said, “I can think of one deal th

RepairLync Launches First and Innovative Vehicle to Automotive Repair Shop Communication Platform, from PR Web. RepairLync, a startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area, launched its mobile app, aimed at the automotive repair industry. RepairLync in

AutoMD joins AMRA/MAP, from Tire Business. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 7, 2015) — AutoMD Inc., an online automotive repair resource for consumers, has joined the Automotive Maintenance Repair Association (AMRA). Carson, Calif.-based AutoMD, thro