What to Expect in Auto Dealer Compliance in 2013
2012 was a year of heightened consumer protection enforcement activity by federal regulators. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
News January 4Latest in: Sales and Finance
Four Ways to Shift your Dealership Performance into ‘Overdrive’
“Dale, remember this. As the used vehicle department goes, so goes the entire dealership.” My dad offered this…
News January 4
Avis Budget Group to Acquire Zipcar for $12.25 Per Share in Cash
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) and Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP), the world’s…
News January 3
Direct Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise
Consumer Delinquencies Continue Decline in Third Quarter 2012 WASHINGTON – Consumer delinquencies continued to decline in the third quarter of 2012, with bank card delinquencies falling to an 18-year…
News January 3
IIHS Names Safest Cars For 2013
New TOP SAFETY PICK+ award goes to 13 cars; 117 additional vehicles earn TOP SAFETY PICK ARLINGTON, Va.…
News January 3
Toyota Motor Sales Reports December Sales Increase
Annual Sales Top Two Million on Strength of New Products TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A.,…
News January 3
Luxury Pre-owned Sales Numbers
Luxury certified pre-owned sales for December were collectively up between 3%-14% with the exception of Audi where sales…
News January 3Me Incorporated, the Power of Personal Marketing
In a friendly ‘catch-up’ conversation with a dealership general manager I’ve known for 15 years, the subject moved…
News January 2
Kia Motors Announces Google Maps Integration to Enhance In-Car Connectivity
IRVINE, Calif. — Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced it will work with Google to provide content and search-based…
News January 2
American Suzuki Issues Vehicle Recall
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, American Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2007 XL-7 vehicles originally…
News December 31
