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10 Models with Largest Auction Price Gains, from Auto Remarketing. Recapping a month where auction values jumped 0.9 percent year-over-year, Kelley Blue Book has shared the 10 individual models whose prices climbed the highest in the lanes during Dec

Swapalease.com: Lower Monthly Payments; Women Want Hybrids & Men Want Luxury CINCINNATI, OHIO (January 8, 2015) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, unveiled results of its latest survey showing that 82% of drivers a

Manheim: Year-End Used-Car Values Stay Strong, from F&I Magazine. Wholesale used-vehicle values increased in the fourth quarter by nearly 2% to finish the year slightly higher than last year, as consumer demand for used car and trucks remained s

Are You Loyal or a Defector? An Overview of Consumer Vehicle Replacement Preferences, from Experian. Just how loyal are consumers to a particular make or model of vehicle? A new Experian Automotive study answers this question by highlighting the loya

Why Customers Are So Defensive, from Dealer Elite. During my training seminars all over North America, regardless of whether I am working with Salespeople, Managers or Dealers, one question usually comes up at some time during the program: Why are Cu

Research Report: Analysis of 400+ Car Dealers Responding to Online Inquiries, from Automotive Digital Marketing. PLADOOGLE, LLC recently published a study detailing how well America’s new car dealers respond to online inquiries from consumers;

O.K. Dealership Break’s Over, Back to Work, from Wards Auto. Opportunities are everywhere, but sitting back and letting them come to you is not a viable solution. I’m blessed to have worked with many dealership service department managers over th

Go From Deal Taker to Deal Maker in 5 Steps, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. As the auto industry continues to change daily, dealership strengths and weaknesses become apparent throughout. When the internet age was born, a shift in the management tal

2015: the year marketing automation finally catches on, from Venture Beat. I often sit across the table from a new or prospective client and am amazed that we’re both living in the same year. No, they didn’t pull up to the meeting in a DeLorean o