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American Financial & Automotive Services and Assurant Solutions Renew Product Protection and Repair Partnership

ATLANTA and THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Assurant Solutions, a global specialty insurance and risk management company, today announces an extension of its long-term, exclusive relationship with American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc. (Ame
Apr 13, 2012

The Last Mile: Making your Online Acquisitions More Efficient

There’s a curious irony at work in our industry. That is, dealers know they need to give online shoppers as much information about their used vehicles as possible to capture their confidence and interest in a unit. Yet, when it comes to wholesaling
Apr 13, 2012

NADA: Used Car Prices in 2012 Set to Peak in April

McLEAN, Va. — Trade-in values on used cars are expected to peak over the next few weeks, said Jonathan Banks, executive automotive analyst with the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Used Car Guide. “While prices for all used-
Apr 13, 2012

Interview Jerry Rocco, General Manager, Partner and Vice President & Lance Lewis, General Sales Manager from Joe Myers Toyota

Extremely low turnover, promoting from within, and the long tenure of top managers combine to make Joe Myers Toyota a powerhouse for success. Joe Myers Toyota is among the top 15 dealers nationwide in Internet sales, with 2,531 new and used car Inter
Apr 12, 2012

Analysis: 36% of Shoppers Visit 2-3 Automotive Websites During Car Buying Process

SAN FRANCISCO– Jumpstart Automotive Group, an expert automotive marketing organization, today released its latest Jumpstart Automotive Insights Book 2010–2011. The book features an in-depth, two-year analysis of online car shopper trends and
Apr 12, 2012

A Dealership Colonoscopy

We must inspect to ensure healthy positive growth – step two Dr. Werner Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the ‘uncertainty
Apr 10, 2012

RoadLoans.com® Named Preferred Auto Lender for Cars.com™ Customers

DALLAS — Online automotive research site Cars.com has selected RoadLoans.com as its exclusive lender for its online customers. Visitors to Cars.com, newcars.com and pickuptrucks.com can get pre-approved for auto financing as part of their autom
Apr 9, 2012

DealerTrack Delivers Audit Protect Program to Help Dealers Prepare for Growing Compliance Enforcement in 2012

Lake Success, N.Y. ─ To help dealers more effectively demonstrate their compliance with state and federal regulations, DealerTrack has included a unique program – Audit Protect – into its industry-leading sales and F&I compliance sol
Apr 9, 2012

Great Transactions Plus Missed Opportunities Equals Low Profits!

Implementing a process and holding your service personnel accountable to follow the process is a common practice at most dealerships across North America. The challenge is to keep the process from being so “transaction” driven that you miss reven
Apr 9, 2012