Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Market Insights Rep

Before the clock struck midnight and 2019 officially rolled in, analysts predicted this new year would bring a decline in new vehicle sales. While that has proven true, it’s not the only issue impacting the automotive retail industry so far this ye

Let’s face it, if a dealership is firing their digital marketing agency, it is a last resort after working to improve results. Ideally, the dealer can identify campaigns that are not performing, audiences that are not being properly targeted, or cr

Happy customers organically share videos for a viral lift of 564 percent over one year. Newport Beach, CA – June 25, 2019 – Over a one-year period, Earnhardt Lexus, Phoenix’s #2 volume Lexus dealer, experienced a viral lift of 564 percent in it

The auto parts business in the USA is about an $8-10B a year industry, of which more than $1B include OEM parts. The year-over-year growth of this market is about 13%, and the percentage of sales that occurs online is already at about 85%. This is th

Shred-it’s 2019 Data Protection Report reveals more than half of all large U.S. businesses who suffered a breach say it was a result of external vendor errors LAKE FOREST, IL., June 17, 2019 – With the incidence of reported data breaches on t

New Service Automates VIN-Specific Decoding and Vehicle Options Adjustments LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (June 24, 2019) – Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced

This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies

This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies