Dealer OPS & Leadership
CarFinance.com Takes the Headache Out of Auto Refinancing: Helps Credit Challenged Consumers Reduce Monthly Payments
IRVINE, Calif. -- CarFinance.com, the company that is revolutionizing the auto loan process for the more than one in three (36%) consumers with less-than-prime credit[1], today launched a virtually paperless, direct-to-consumer auto loan refinancing solution for the...
A ‘Firming’ Insurance Market for 2012
After reading the insurance trade journals for the last month, it seems that the operative insurance term of 2012 is firming. Firming is, “insurance-speak” for slowly raising rates. A firming market is one where insurance rates go up at a pace that insurance consumers...
Lithia Motors Reports Used Vehicle Retail Same Store Sales Increased 21%
MEDFORD, OR -- Lithia Motors, Inc. reported the highest fourth quarter net income in company history, and more than doubled earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 over the prior year periods. 2011 fourth quarter adjusted income from continuing operations...
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Completes $450 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility
TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today announced the completion of a new five-year $450 million senior secured credit facility that significantly enhances the Company's liquidity, as well as its operating and financing flexibility. ...
Ford Says Color Can Keep You Alert, Make You Feel Good
DEARBORN, Mich. – With the right lighting, everything else falls into place. The interior lighting in the all-new Ford Fusion proves that out; it moves beyond simple functionality. Ford researchers realize that a person’s attention span is limited, and lighting can...
President and CEO of New Vision Sales, Inc., Shares How to Integrate Yesterday’s Personal Touch with Today’s Technology
Glynn Rodean, president and CEO of New Vision Sales Inc., is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on how to integrate yesterday’s personal touch with today’s technology. NextGen professional sales is more than just making certain technology...
GM Presents 2011 GM Auction of the Year Award
KANSAS CITY, MO— General Motors this week presented the 2011 GM Auction of the Year award to ADESA Kansas City. Of the 35 GM Sponsored Auctions nationwide, ADESA Kansas City was recognized for its overall achievement in providing GM and its dealers with outstanding...
vAuto Founder and Best-Selling Author Reveals The New Science of Used Vehicle Management and Merchandising
Dale Pollak, founder of Digital Motor Works and vAuto, is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on provisioning -- the new science of used vehicle management and merchandising. It takes more than intuition to run a successful used car department...
How to Survive the ‘Ashamed Generation’s’ Assault on Your Dealership
An entire chapter in my book, Up Your Business, addressed the dangers of entitlement within organizations and offered remedies for weeding it out. In If You Don’t Make Waves You’ll Drown, I presented ten strategies to combat the negative impact political correctness...
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