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Volkswagen Settlement May Be Windfall for Owners — and Send 85,000 Cars to the Junker
A U.S. District Court in California may approve the details of a massive Volkswagen repurchase program as early as Monday, and checks are expected to trickle down this fall to U.S. owners
Aug 2, 2016
Used Car Market Insights – Week of August 2, 2016
This week’s Black Book Market Insights report shows that car segments depreciated at nearly double the percentage of trucks this past week. Also, Mid-Sized Car segments and Compact
Aug 2, 2016
Used Car Market Insights – Week of July 26, 2016
This week’s Black Book Market Insights report spotlights the Full-Size Pickups segment, which has shown just a slight depreciation curve over the last 16 weeks. What’s interesting here is that a year
Jul 27, 2016
Used Car Market Insights – Week of July 19, 2016
This week’s Black Book Market Insights report shows that car and truck segments depreciated at nearly the same percentage this past week. Also, cars saw heavier depreciation at the same time last year
Jul 21, 2016
Just Do What I Ask You to Do
In my tenure as a sales manager, I would bring the new hires together after the interviewing process was finished, before we started any formal training, and have a heart to heart discussion.
Jul 21, 2016
Used Car Market Insights – Week of July 12, 2016
This week’s Black Book Market Insights report showed depreciation across the board for all car and truck segments, with particular emphasis on trucks and small crossover segments.
Jul 12, 2016
Gas Prices Keep Dealers Hunting for Trucks & SUVs
What Black Book representatives heard dealers say in the lanes going into the Fourth of July holiday reinforced the latest data editors uncovered.
Jul 12, 2016
Study Shows VW Diesel Owners to Be Compensated ‘Handsomely’
Buyer intelligence firm Autolist.com released data just before the Fourth of July holiday that shows that the $14.7 billion settlement for some Volkswagen diesel vehicle owners
Jul 12, 2016
Get Your Mind Right
I want to dedicate this article to those individuals who are trying to either become a dealer who wants a very profitable, well run, used vehicle department, and/or the mangers he or she has put in charge
Jul 11, 2016