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Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives
Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives, from Auto Remarketing. In discussing potential automaker incentive spending amid forecasted slower new-car sales growth in 2015, AutoTrader.com senior analyst Michelle Krebs — who said this year will be a “true...
Used Car Deals
Used Car Deals, from U.S. News. Best Used Car Financing Deals Used car sales with low interest rate financing on certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles are available from several auto brands this January. Some used car deals also include a payment credit. Used car prices...
Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase
Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase, from Automotive News. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. raised prices for rental cars to be picked up Jan. 1 or later. The stock had its biggest gain of the year, and Avis shares soared, too. Investors, cheered by the...
10 Models with Largest Auction Price Gains
10 Models with Largest Auction Price Gains, from Auto Remarketing. Recapping a month where auction values jumped 0.9 percent year-over-year, Kelley Blue Book has shared the 10 individual models whose prices climbed the highest in the lanes during December. In its...
Survey: Americans Want Used Car and Truck Lease Options
Swapalease.com: Lower Monthly Payments; Women Want Hybrids & Men Want Luxury CINCINNATI, OHIO (January 8, 2015) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, unveiled results of its latest survey showing that 82% of drivers across the U.S. would...
Manheim: Year-End Used-Car Values Stay Strong
Manheim: Year-End Used-Car Values Stay Strong, from F&I Magazine. Wholesale used-vehicle values increased in the fourth quarter by nearly 2% to finish the year slightly higher than last year, as consumer demand for used car and trucks remained strong, according to the...
Are You Loyal or a Defector? An Overview of Consumer Vehicle Replacement Preferences
Are You Loyal or a Defector? An Overview of Consumer Vehicle Replacement Preferences, from Experian. Just how loyal are consumers to a particular make or model of vehicle? A new Experian Automotive study answers this question by highlighting the loyalty behavior of...
Why Customers Are So Defensive
Why Customers Are So Defensive, from Dealer Elite. During my training seminars all over North America, regardless of whether I am working with Salespeople, Managers or Dealers, one question usually comes up at some time during the program: Why are Customers so...
Research Report: Analysis of 400+ Car Dealers Responding to Online Inquiries
Research Report: Analysis of 400+ Car Dealers Responding to Online Inquiries, from Automotive Digital Marketing. PLADOOGLE, LLC recently published a study detailing how well America's new car dealers respond to online inquiries from consumers; and how sufficiently...
O.K. Dealership Break’s Over, Back to Work
O.K. Dealership Break’s Over, Back to Work, from Wards Auto. Opportunities are everywhere, but sitting back and letting them come to you is not a viable solution. I’m blessed to have worked with many dealership service department managers over the years. Our business...
Go From Deal Taker to Deal Maker in 5 Steps
Go From Deal Taker to Deal Maker in 5 Steps, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. As the auto industry continues to change daily, dealership strengths and weaknesses become apparent throughout. When the internet age was born, a shift in the management talent of store...
2015: the year marketing automation finally catches on
2015: the year marketing automation finally catches on, from Venture Beat. I often sit across the table from a new or prospective client and am amazed that we’re both living in the same year. No, they didn’t pull up to the meeting in a DeLorean or have an Ace of Base...
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