On Thursday, February 5, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) will announce this year’s “Greenest” and “Meanest” vehicles, along with environmental scorings of all model year 2015 cars and trucks.

What Can Your Dealership Learn from the Digital Trends of 2014?, from Dealer.com. Compared to desktop and tablet traffic, mobile traffic experienced the largest jump, a 41 percent page visits increase since 2013. The mobile usage increase didn’t st

An Argument for Personalization in 2015, from DealerRefresh. Okay, we get it. 2015 is the year of Customer Experience. But what is the first tangible step that a dealership can take toward not just better customer experience, but the sort of award wi

Dealers challenged by smartphone car buyers, from Detroit Free Press. Billy Franklin recently bought a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban for $14,900 through eBay on his Android phone while eating dinner at Red Lobster in Traverse City. The seller was in Brookl

MINNEAPOLIS — (Feb. 2, 2015) — Star West Motorsports, part of the Pohlad-owned Carousel Motor Group, is adopting a new name that links it directly to the company’s automotive brands: Carousel Motorsports. “Our new name reflects the impor

BMW i3, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Also Among Top Three Models; Kia Steals the Show in KBB.com New-Car Searches of All Advertised Brands IRVINE, Calif., February 2, 2015 – The Lexus RC 350 increased 1,820 percent in new-car searches on KBB.com, the mos

Used Price Update: Wholesale Prices Remain Unchanged Mid-Month, from NADA. After increasing by 0.3% on a prior month basis in December, wholesale prices for used vehicles up to eight years in age remain unchanged through the first half of January. Th

Subaru Tops Kelley Blue Book List for Resale Value, from The Wall Street Journal. A half a decade ago, when auto executives were trying to survive one of the worst downturns in the industry’s history, Subaru was quietly beginning to surge. The Japa

SiriusXM Enrolls Over 15K Dealers in Pre-Owned Program, from Auto Remarketing. SiriusXM announced Friday at the NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco that it has hit a milestone for its used-vehicle program. There are now over 15,000 dealers enro