Just when you thought you finally caught up with competitors, fine-tuned your inventory merchandising to acceptable industry and consumer standards, and confidently prepared for the influx of customer leads, once again the bar has been raised. Consum

It’s hard to pick up a newspaper or a magazine or visit an automotive web site and not see media coverage about fuel-efficient vehicles. Economy cars, hybrids and electric vehicles represent an important part of future vehicle design, and rightfull

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, recently released its 15 Used Car Best Betssm for 2012. A total of 11 makes are represented on the list, with four makes (Ford, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota) e

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its June 2012 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For June 2012, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. (i

Whether the tight supply of quality pre-owns loosens up soon or not, dealers who learn to source their used inventory internally are always at an advantage. This approach to inventory management is smart: Sourcing used inventory from existing custome

Every once in a while in my profession I’ll be standing in front of a class and from somewhere mysteriously golden words will roll off my tongue. In a Los Angeles class I taught approximately one year ago, we had discussed how the “best of the be

Are you finding it difficult to stock enough of the high-gross vehicles you need? You’re not alone. A strong demand for used inventory is putting the squeeze on dealerships—driving up auction prices and pressuring profit margins. The National Aut

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) this week introduced the Ultimate Test Drive, a new program designed to respond to consumer demand for the purchase of well-maintained used cars. The initiative, in collaboration with Auto

ARLINGTON, Texas — SFG Finance LLC, a purchaser of auto paper from BHPH dealers, new car franchise dealers, finance companies, banks and credit unions, today announced that it has partnered with PassTime USA, the industry leader in high-tech GPS tr