Auto Retail News

Low Gas Prices Help Auto Sales Heat Up 2014, from MediaPost. Gasoline prices are incredibly low. I was upstate last week and had to do a double take: It was close to $2 a gallon. December’s strong sales numbers certainly reflect that fact, as t

Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives, from Auto Remarketing. In discussing potential automaker incentive spending amid forecasted slower new-car sales growth in 2015, AutoTrader.com senior analyst Michelle Krebs — who sai

Used Car Deals, from U.S. News. Best Used Car Financing Deals Used car sales with low interest rate financing on certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles are available from several auto brands this January. Some used car deals also include a payment credit

Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase, from Automotive News. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. raised prices for rental cars to be picked up Jan. 1 or later. The stock had its biggest gain of the year, and Avis shares soared, too. Investors, chee

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