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Experian Automotive: Loan delinquencies and automotive repossessions drop in Q2

Schaumburg, Ill. — Experian Automotive today announced that consumers continued to make timely automotive loan payments in Q2 2012, lowering the average delinquency rate across all lending organizations, including banks, captive finance arms, finan
Aug 10, 2012
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Kbb.com Analyst: New-Vehicle Sales Increase at Expense of Used Cars

According to Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights, Kelley Blue Book, the gap between new- and used-vehicle pricing in many segments has narrowed significantly, with new vehicles, on average, selling for only 11.5 percent more
Aug 10, 2012
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GM’s $460 Million Investment Adds Flexibility to Spring Hill Engine

SPRING HILL, Tenn. – General Motors literally started from the ground up in building its new $460 million engine plant where the Ecotec 2.5L engine that debuts in the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu will be assembled. It is the latest milestone in the plant�
Aug 9, 2012
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Ally Financial’s SmartAuction Reaches Milestone with Sale of 4 Millionth Vehicle

DETROIT — SmartAuction, Ally Financial’s online used vehicle auction, just sold its 4 millionth vehicle. Established in 2000, SmartAuction is a wholesale internet remarketing channel for dealers, rental car companies and other consignors
Aug 9, 2012
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ADP Study Reveals One Third of Midsized Companies in the U.S. Incur Penalties for Noncompliance

Outsourcing Payroll Increases Among Midsized Companies ROSELAND, N.J. — In today’s challenging economic and increasingly regulated business environment, midsized companies must tightly manage employee costs to help improve their bottom l
Aug 9, 2012
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America, Japan and Korea Lead Medal Count in AutoTrader.com Automotive Games

Vehicles from seven countries competed across 10 events in the first-ever AutoTrader.com Automotive Games.ATLANTA — In the first-ever AutoTrader.com Automotive Games, we pitted vehicles from seven countries across 10 events and leveraged shoppe
Aug 9, 2012

Task-based Dealerships

A typical day for a dealership employee is guided by their job functions. An example of various job functions are answering the phones, cashiering customers, writing customer repair orders and selling vehicles to customers. Of course if an employee�
Aug 8, 2012
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Never Drive Past a Deal Again with ROXIMITY, the New Personalized, Location-Aware Retail App for Ford SYNC

DEARBORN, Mich. – Want to know where the best nearby deals are for pizza, an oil change, or tickets to your favorite event before it’s too late and you’ve driven past? Now it’s possible, with the release of ROXIMITY, a real-time, location-awa
Aug 8, 2012
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2013 Buick Verano Turbo Priced at $29,990

DETROIT – The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo luxury sedan will be priced at $29,990, including a destination charge of $885. The turbocharged Verano uses an Ecotec 2.0L four-cylinder engine with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing to p
Aug 8, 2012