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Used-car prices remain high, led by ‘certified used’, from USA Today. Faced with high prices for new cars, more car shoppers in November turned to the used-car market. Some of the biggest action came on so-called “certified pre-owne

It seems like almost every day I read another headline about improved insurer profits, increased insurance and reinsurance capacity, and record broker profits. What does this mean for the dealer? Well, if this keeps up, it will result in more competi

The Road Less Travelled has always been my favorite corporate pathway in the automotive industry. The road less traveled is not cluttered, it’s not filled with billboards of promises of profits and riches from successful merchants.

LendingTree branches out again, eyeing car shoppers, from SearchAutoParts.com. LendingTree is at it again, this time launching an online marketplace geared specifically for car buyers. The move follows an announcement last week that the Charlotte-bas

GM to roll out V2V communications in 2017, from SearchAutoParts.com. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology will make its debut in the GM product line as early as 2017. At the Intelligent Transport System World Congre

TOTD: What Should VW Do to Sell More Cars in the U.S.?, from Motor Trend. November auto sales in the U.S. were revealed last week, and as usual, Volkswagen’s numbers were much lower compared to those of its rivals. Take the Volkswagen Jetta, fo

Hip-Hop Video Promotes The Next Up Retail Sales Process, from Business Wire. ANAHEIM, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jumping on the YouTube video craze, The Next Up, a retail sales process (RSP) proven to improve dealership sales, released a humo

Online F&I product sales a ‘struggle’, from Automotive News. Driver’s Village has readily embraced offering credit approvals on its e-commerce site, dvoffers.com, but it has yet to sell extended service contracts and other F�

New lights lead dealership to a greener path, from Virtual-Strategy Magazine. Palmen DCJ explains new and more efficient lighting system RACINE, Wis., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Automotive dealers are quick to point out the advantages t