SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Auto manufacturers upped incentives in May, just one month after spending hit its lowest level in almost seven years, reports Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. According to Edmunds.com’s T

Many dealers correctly recognize the need to keep more trade-ins to feed their used vehicle inventories. This trend raises an age-old tension at many dealerships: the new vehicle department typically wants to set the highest trade-in value possible t

New Financing Solution Delivers Digital Retailing Workflow for Today’s Progressive Automotive Dealers, Portals and OEMs Lake Success, N.Y. ─ To help automotive retailers generate more quality finance leads and streamline online vehicle purchasing

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NADA Used Car Guide: Toyota Prius to drop $900 in value from May to June McLEAN, Va. – After double-digit percentage gains from January through May 2012, prices on many popular used compact and midsize cars are expected to drop up to 5 percent in J

D.C. District Court upholds FTC interpretation concerning the scope of the Risk-Based Pricing Rule WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 22 granted the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for summary judgment agai

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive today announced that average credit scores for consumers buying a vehicle have dropped to near prerecession levels. According to its quarterly automotive credit analysis, the average credit score for fina

“Why isn’t our Facebook page taking off?  We need more fans!” This phrase is something I hear on a regular basis from dealers.  Growing a community on Facebook is an elusive task for some dealerships.  We used to advertise and t

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada captured the highest satisfaction ranking in two of the three major categories of the recently-released J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Canadian Dealer Satisfaction Study (SM). In th