According to The New York Times, California has recently passed a used car law to help protect consumers. The law, the story said, requires dealers to check used cars on their lot for potential government issued problems. If the dealers find anything

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its September 2011 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For September 2011, new light vehicle sales in

TULSA, Okla.– Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced the completion of an amendment to its senior secured credit facility that increased the aggregate amount of share repurchases permitted under the facility. The Company simultaneously

Over the past couple of years, dealership inventory and sales operations have gone through significant changes. And while these new ways of doing business have been met head on and with much enthusiasm, the benchmarks against which your sales and

Are you planning to attend the 11th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition, Oct. 5-7, at The Mirage, in Las Vegas, NV? Dealer Communications has created an online community for all registered attendees – just one more value-added feature of a

Houston, Texas –The National Alliance of Buy Here Pay Here Dealers (NABD) announced that it has released a comprehensive “white paper” which summarizes a national payment device survey it conducted earlier this year. Kenneth B. Shilson, CPA, P

ATLANTA – Nine Manheim locations across the country were honored for outstanding performance by customers and industry partners at the 63rd annual National Auto Auction Association conference last week in Chicago. In addition, two Manheim locatio

Is it a showing of the times or the impact of the economy? Consumers are starting to indicate that they would rather pay repairs bills to maintain their aging vehicle than pay for a new vehicle, a story from the Los Angeles Times said. Are you seeing

According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, BMW of North America is recalling certain 2011 328i and 335i vehicles to fix a loose bolt. The website said the front drivetrain attachment bolts may loosen and cause power