In my last column in the August 2012 issue of Dealer magazine “So Ya Wanna be a Technician,” I provided a dose of technician reality for the unwashed. “Technicianing,” fortunately for you Mr./Ms. Manager, is a type of physical and mental addi

Streamlined Integration Enables Side-by-Side Comparisons of Exterior and Interior Photos for up to Four Vehicles PORTLAND, OR– Chrome Data Solutions, a leading provider of high-value vehicle content, applications and solutions that benefit the

ALEXANDRIA, Va. and ST. LOUIS — Staff Sergeant Shawn Marsland, 16th Signal Company, stationed at Fort Hood, TX, and his wife Cassandra are experienced car buyers. So even though they were eager to buy a pickup when they moved back to the state

RIVERDALE, Ga.– Despite current economic conditions, the business of subprime finance is booming, as evidenced by the expansion of one of Georgia’s largest automobile lenders.  Automobile Acceptance Corporation (AAC) has provided indirec

In a reversal, compact and mid-size car prices depreciate more than light trucks during the recent spike in gas prices. McLEAN, Va. – The recent 42 cents spike in the price of regular grade gasoline has had a minimal impact on used-vehicle prices i

How much revenue will you lose this year from these common vehicle merchandising mistakes? Your online vehicle listings are the meat and potatoes of your dealership’s online merchandising, but what are you serving the vegetarians? We all continue t

How you can use mobile apps to increase customer loyalty, retention and profits? Ed Louis, CEO of DealerApp Vantage, and Garland Webb, president of DealerApp Vantage, will show you why dealerships are finding it a lot easier to give the customer a fr

MCLEAN, Va. — Depreciation of used cars and light trucks is expected to increase modestly over the next few years, but still remain historically low, says the NADA Used Car Guide in its latest report, Volatility in Used Vehicle Depreciation: Hi

CHICAGO – Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used vehicles, announced today that it is heading back as an advertiser in Super Bowl XLVII for the sixth consecutive year. The 30-second spot shows how the site’s too