Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh-based startup AutoRef.com, a website that’s improving the used car buying process, announced it has raised $850,000 in seed funding. The seed funding round is being lead by local investors and former FORE Systems e

CarBuzz’s exclusive provides coverage of an impressive classic one-of-a-kind Bertone Jet, schedule to cross the auction block next month. This small series designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone, debuted at the 1961 Geneva Auto Show. Severa

ABS Auctions provides some insight from Manheim’s economist Tom Webb. Used retail sales trends, while occasionally dipping, are slowly rising year over year and have moved 12% ahead of other industries. Available financing, less fear of the mar

Jenn Herman provides customer insight on the experience available in the used department. Re-working your sales team to be less pushy and more professional is an obvious tactic that improves customer relations, and can be employed in social media as

Manheim’s Used Vehicle Value index reflects on the drop in sales in March, 2013. Lease support has grown, as have dealer auction sales. A full outline of selective markets and price changes is available in the report below: View the PDF on Manh

From Energy Exchange, sources recognize an interesting trend that runs contrary to current administration preferences. The Obama administration’s firm stance against fuel-inefficient vehicles, now defined as any car running under 41.7 mpg, seem

NADA’s blog provides insight on regional popularity for sleeper tractors and trucks. Values placed on trucks by region reveal that California, the Mountain region and Desert Southwest are most popular for used truck sales. View the graph and mo

RICHMOND, Va. – CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) today reported record results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 28, 2013. “We believe our long-term focus on developing associates, enhancing the customer experience, driving efficie

From GM and SAS Global Forum, vehicle retail forecasting demand and inventory management system usage can be modeled from the following study. With Shanghai as a market segment, follow the model to apply data from from inventory management systems to