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Freebie Friday: Good vs Lucky
You’ve probably heard many people say they’d rather be lucky than good, but not ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer, who says he’d rather be the opposite. In this #FreebieFriday Bill explains why being so good you don’t have to worry about luck is more important.
NADA Show 2019 Issues Call for Workshop Proposals
TYSONS, Va. (April 4, 2018) – Planning is already underway for National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show 2019, which will be held in San Francisco from January 24-27. The educational workshop offerings are one of the top reasons why new-car dealers and their...
BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX SHOWS MARCH DECLINE DESPITE HEALTHY SPRING SEASON
Pockets of Increases Shown in a Handful of Car Segments Seeing Increases This Spring LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (April 5, 2018) – Black Book, a division of Hearst that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used...
Auto/Mate’s Dave Druzynski Promoted to Chief People Officer
Albany, NY – April 4, 2018 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that Dave Druzynski has been promoted from Director of Human Resources to Chief People Officer (CPO). “As the CPO Dave is responsible not only for Auto/Mate people,...
Kevyn Rails joins Innovate Auto Finance as Vice President of Portfolio Acquisitions
Rails brings 24 years of auto finance experience and will oversee the company’s acquisitions activities coast to coast. FORT WORTH, Texas – April 5, 2018 – Innovate Auto Finance, a purchaser and servicer of automobile loan portfolios and provider of line-of-credit...
Hearst Autos Announces Two New Car and Driver Shopping Tools for Dealers and Automotive Shoppers: TRADE-IN VALUE and CREDIT SCORE
New Car and Driver Trade Appraisal and Credit Score Tools Elevate Confidence Among Consumers; Build More Flexibility Into the Transaction Price and Deliver Dealers a More Qualified Shopper ATLANTA—March 26, 2018 – Hearst Autos, parent to Car and Driver, Jumpstart...
myKaarma Raises $15 Million from Kayne Partners to Further Advance Product Development for Auto Dealer Service Departments
LONG BEACH, California –April 5, 2018-- --myKaarma, the leading communications and payments software provider for automotive dealer service departments, today announced it has received a $15 million investment led by Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of...
fusionZONE Automotive Announces Acquisition of MotorWebs, Inc.
Acquisition brings more service, technology, and enhancements to dealers nationwide. PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif., April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- fusionZONE Automotive, LLC, the automotive industry's highest-performing dealer website solution, today announced that it will...
Two Weeks of Increases in Car Values
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 Black Book Market Insights report shows that...
CarSaver and Walmart Expand Program to Make Car Buying Easy
CarSaver to Open 250 Car Shopping Centers at Walmart Stores Bentonville, Ark. and Miami, Fla. – March 21, 2018 – Walmart and CarSaver today announced they will expand a program that helps customers save time and money when buying a car. CarSaver is the first and only...
NCM® Associates Acquires ConSept to Become Largest North American 20 Group Provider
Kansas City, Mo., April 4, 2018 – NCM® Associates has acquired the Virginia-based ConSept LLC, effective April 1, 2018, becoming the leading provider of automotive 20 Groups in North America. With this merger, NCM, the originator of the 20 Group process, will enhance...
Proactive Dealer Solutions Upgrades Automotive BDC Video Training Library
Proactive Dealer Solutions upgrades its BDC Central http://www.bdcexperts.com/solutions/bdc-central/ platform to include the industry’s newest library of interactive training videos. Backed by artificial intelligence, the platform measures performance, recommends...
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