After announcing the ninth annual Vincentric Best Value in America awards last week, Vincentric unveiled the winners for the fleet side on Monday. Specifically, the eighth annual Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America awards were led by General Motors, which claimed nine awards, followed by Ford and Toyota, each of which took eight. [Read More]

New information released by AAA shows that American motorists might just have a breaking point when it comes to high gasoline prices, and driving more fuel-efficient cars is the answer for many. According to a new consumer price index developed by AAA, half of U.S. adults consider gas prices to be “too high” when the […] [Read More]

Through two months of 2013, the year-to-date used-vehicle sales figure for the average franchised dealer was 1.5 percent stronger than where it was a year ago, according to the most recent NADA Dealership Financial Profile. The data indicates that the used-car department of a franchised dealer, on average, generated more than $2 million in sales […] [Read More]

Auto and truck dealers who missed workshops at recent industry conventions have a second chance to find that information, online. The National Automobile Dealers Association has announced that workshops held at the 2013 NADA Convention, as well as the American Truck Dealers Convention, are now available online at www.NADAUniversity.com. “If you couldn’t make it to […] [Read More]

Experian Automotive released findings from an analysis of the hybrid vehicle segment in honor of Earth Day on Monday, showing that market share of hybrid models has increased by 40.9 percent since 2011. The share for hybrids moved up from 2.2 percent in 2011 to 3.1 percent last year. While hybrid vehicles still only make […] [Read More]

While other segments of the economy might be posting sluggish growth, Manheim’s Tom Webb reiterated his upbeat assessment of where vehicle retailing is going. In Manheim’s Auto Industry Brief for April, the company’s chief economist said, “Fortunately, growth for automotive retailing is both more certain and brighter. Autos have outperformed the overall economy since the […] [Read More]

The 2013 Auto Remarketing Canada conference, presented by CarProof, gets rolling this morning with registration beginning at 8 a.m. (EST) at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. With over 500 registered attendees already, more than half of these are dealers. Click here to see the full pre-show attendee list, updated daily. Over the two-day conference, […] [Read More]

Potential buyers evidently had an appetite for domestic vehicles based on March data on the most-researched used models at NADAguides.com. Among the Top 15 vehicles highlighted, analysts determined that 10 boasted domestic badges. The March rundown, according to NADA Used Car Guide’s latest installment of Guidelines, is as follows: 1. Ford F-150 2. Chevrolet Silverado […] [Read More]

While two regions were reporting softer used-vehicle sales, the general sales climate for dealers in the U.S. appears to have been quite strong as of late. That’s the latest from the Federal Reserve, which released its Beige Book report this week summarizing economic conditions as reported to the Fed by businesses and other outside contacts […] [Read More]

While studies by the National Automobile Dealers Association found principals have “lukewarm support” for major store reconstruction projects requested by automakers, measures currently being debated by New Hampshire legislators could change state law unlike rules in most other locations. Possible modifications to the New Hampshire Dealer Bill of Rights contain several elements, including: —Limits facility […] [Read More]